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Hands-On: The Seiko Prospex SNJ029 Solar Diver
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Be your own action hero.
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Three cheers for 55 years!
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
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One has it, one doesn't.
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
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One brand, one budget, one question – how would you spend it?
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A lesson in capturing the beauty of the abstract.
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
Quill & Pad
It was the wonderful 1975 Pol Roger that first ignited Ken Gargett's love of great champagne. Here he looks at (and tastes) the 2012 releases and they do not disappoint: the great vintages of this century have been 2002, 2008, and perhaps now 2012!
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
SJX Watches
Breguet’s Reine de Naples has an unusual distinction in modern watchmaking, being an iconic ladies’ watch design of the 21st century. Characterised by an egg-shaped case, the Reine de Naples was inspired by a long-lost watch made for the Queen of Naples in 1810. The watch has long been available with a variety of dials, from carved seashell cameo to guilloche gold, but not enamel – perhaps a surprise given the frequent use of enamel dials on Breguet’s watches for men. But now enamel is no longer the exception with the debut of the Reine de Naples 8918 with grand feu enamel dial. Initial thoughts The Reine de Naples – named after Napoleon’s sister Caroline Bonaparte, who ordered the long-lost watch while she was Queen of Naples – is available in a bewildering variety of guises covering the entire price spectrum. While the entry-level models tend to look, well, entry-level, the high-end models can be quite exquisite. Going by photos, the new version with an enamel dial falls into the latter category. The enamel dial is simple but distinguished by elegant details like the graceful serifs on the numerals and the quirky minute track inspired by 19th century pocket watches. And the quality promises to be excellent, from dial to movement, going by everything else that Breguet does. It costs a bit under US$40,000, which is mid-range for a Reine de Naples, but reasonable as far as diamond-set ladies’ watches go, especially with a grand feu enamel dial. Diamonds an...
An elegant watch, for a more civilized age.
Revolution
Vacheron Constantin creates a pair of exceptional, highly complicated, and romantic wristwatches conceived by the master watchmakers of Les Cabinotiers.
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Vacheron Constantin finds musical inspiration from the heavens above.
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A new super-complication from Vacheron is a double-sided tour de force.
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A unique piece super-complication from Vacheron's Les Cabinotiers.
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A new bracelet for one of the stealthiest tourbillons around.
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Shut up and take my money.
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It smells like ... victory.
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Three references capturing the Crown Chronograph’s design cues.
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A much-loved Monster takes a bow.
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And you thought Bond had tricks...
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It’s a leap year, and in the run-up to that special day Feb 29, Revolution takes a look at some of the Perpetual Calendars that mattered.
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A different kind of iced-out watch. Much less polarizing.
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