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Year In Review: Five Years In The Watch World

And what 2025 could hold for all of us.

Year In Review: Finding My Place In The Watch World

There is no one right way to exist as a watch enthusiast.

Hands-on – The Zeitwinkel 240° NOIR, The Stealthiest Of The Brand’s Sports Watch

A new collection from an independent watchmaker is always an exciting thing to witness, especially when it’s a brand that has been on your personal radar for quite a while. One such brand for me is Zeitwinkel, characterised by its clear and modern style backed by neatly finished German Silver movements. I was lucky enough […]

Hands-On: Brew Watch Co. Doubles Down On Retro With The Super Metric Chronographs

It's a chronograph! It's an espresso timer! It's... Super Metric!

The Secret to Good Watch Design: The Art of Proportion

A principle of art that Raman Kalra find best at capturing why some watches work so well is that of proportion. Here he explains why.

Auction: Citizen 100th Anniversary Pocket Watch No. 001 for Charity

Soon to go on the block at Sotheby’s upcoming New York sale is the very first Citizen 100th Anniversary Special Limited Edition Pocket Watch, numbered “001/100” on the case back. The penultimate lot in the sale that will take place on December 6, the pocket watch is being sold to benefit 1% for the Planet, the environmental charity whose founders include the entrepreneur who established outdoor clothing brand Patagonia. Included with the pocket watch is a special edition copy of Citizen: The Essence of Time, a book that details the brand’s history over the past century. The book is numbered “001/100” to match the watch. The cal. 0270 Launched earlier this year to mark the centennial of Citizen’s first-ever watch, the anniversary pocket watch was inspired by the original 1924 timepiece. Though it has a vintage-inspired aesthetic, the pocket watch is entirely modern in construction and materials. The delicately textured dial is made via electrodeposition, while the case is polished titanium. More notably, the case houses the in-house cal. 0270, a newly developed manual-wind movement with a sophisticated construction that includes a free-sprung balance. After the automatic cal. 0200, this is the second mechanical movement unveiled by Citizen, continuing its progress in developing a stable of high-end in-house calibres. (We reviewed the pocket watch in detail last month.) Estimated to sell for around US$10,000-15,000, the pocket watch “001/100” will be sold a...

Exclusive: Cameron Barr Talks About The Challenges And Triumphs Of Designing His First Watch Collaboration With Zodiac

Introducing: Noah Unveils The Follow-Up To Its Hit Timex Collaboration Watch

Now featuring a date and moon phase display.

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Ultra Thin Date Is A Watch Fit For The 21st Century

How Tudor Became The Issued Watch Of The French Navy

Up Close: Citizen 100th Anniversary Pocket Watch

Historically known for cutting-edge solar-powered watches – including the most accurate wristwatch ever – Citizen has more recently embarked on growing its lineup of mechanical watches. That began with the well-received Calibre 0200 wristwatch, and continued this year with the 100th Anniversary of the First Citizen Watch Special Limited Edition, a vintage-inspired pocket watch equipped with the all-new cal. 0270 movement. Initial thoughts The anniversary pocket watch is surprising: the watch isn’t quite what it appears to be. At a distance it could pass for a vintage pocket watch, albeit a new-old-stock example, reflecting a design that stays faithful to the aesthetics of the railroad pocket watches that Citizen supplied to Japanese railways in the 20th century. However, it reveals itself to be a modern watch up close, firstly because of the unusual dial texture that mimics Japanese paper but is actually achieved with metal deposition. More importantly, the cal. 0270 is a newly developed movement. It was evidently constructed with old-school pocket watches in mind, but it features modern elements like a free-sprung balance and sharply-shaped bridges. As with the automatic cal. 0200 before, the quality of construction and finishing of the cal. 0270 is impressive, especially given the price. Amongst hand-wind movements in the US$10,000-and-below category, the cal. 0270 easily ranks amongst the best. However, the anniversary pocket watch is still a pocket watch, which m...

Bring a Loupe: The First Neo-Vintage Blancpain, A Breguet-esque Patek Pocket Watch, And A Japan-Market-Only GPHG Winner

All that and more in this week's edition of Hodinkee's What's Selling Where column.

Breguet “Marie Antoinette” Watch to go on Show in London

The fabled Breguet no. 160 “Marie Antoinette” (pictured above, image credit Baruch Coutts) was reputedly made for the last queen of France, but was so complicated that it took decades to complete, by which time the queen was long dead. Stolen in 1983 and then recovered in 2007, the legendary watch started by Abraham-Louis Breguet will be on display for the first time outside of the L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art In Jerusalem since its recovery. From December 12, the Breguet “Marie Antoinette” will be on show at the Science Museum in London (which is also home to important George Daniels creations, including the unfinished watch and the Space Traveller II). The Breguet Marie Antoinette is  part of Versailles: Science and Splendour, an exhibition dedicated to the scientific and technology discoveries related to the French royal court in the 17th and 18th centuries. The exhibition explores a 120-year span of scientific progress at Versailles, illustrating the scientific endeavours accomplished during the reigns of Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI. The mythical watch While the exhibition will include over 100 exhibits, watch enthusiasts will know the highlight is Breguet no. 160, the grand complication commissioned in 1783, by Marie Antoinette’s lover according to legend, hence its longstanding nickname. A no-expense-spared commission, watch no. 160 was only completed in 1827, having been delayed by A.-L. Breguet’s exile during the French Revolution. By the t...

Editors' Picks: Hodinkee Japan's Favorite Lots From The Phillips 'TOKI: Watch Auction'

Important watches from Japanese watchmaking history, JDM limited editions, and some oddball offerings.

What Watch Has Been In Continuous Production The Longest?

The One Watch Fred Savage Doesn’t Wear Was A Gift From Michael Jordan

Ball Watch Roadmaster M Model A: Innovative Alarm, GMT, and Lights Up Bright at Night

Ball Watch have stepped up their game with an innovative mechanical alarm watch with second time zone and a manufacture automatic movement plus their trademark super bright tritium tubes that light up the night. This is no chirping cricket!

From Rado to Hublot: why watch brands are finally padding up for cricket

Switzerland's watchmakers are increasingly paying attention to the world's second-most popular sport - which is good news for watch fans.The post From Rado to Hublot: why watch brands are finally padding up for cricket appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Going, going, gone! Lewis Hamilton’s IWC team watch raises CHF 220,000 for charity at auction

It's the watch the F1 champ wore on the podium when celebrating his win at the 2024 British Grand Prix earlier this year.The post Going, going, gone! Lewis Hamilton’s IWC team watch raises CHF 220,000 for charity at auction appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Hands-on – Jump for Joy with the Largely Handmade Dingemans Jumping Hour Watch

Just a couple of weeks ago, we brought a very interesting Dutch watchmaker to your attention: Fred Dingemans. Through his eponymous brand, dingemans mechanische horloges (Dingemans Mechanical Watches), Fred offers a true slice of artisanal watchmaking, with a lot of work done by one man, by hand. While his three-hander in bronze was already quite […]

Treasure Hunting: Finding An Old Art Deco Oris Watch In A Suitcase

The allure of searching vintage and antique shops is strong for me. There is something about the appreciation for things from the past that resonates. Recently, on a trip to one such shop, I discovered a vintage Oris watch in an old suitcase. I saw it glistening inside the morass of trinkets and discarded objects […] Visit Treasure Hunting: Finding An Old Art Deco Oris Watch In A Suitcase to read the full article.

Cellini Jewelers: The Evolution of the U.S. Watch Market | Revolution Top Retailers

The Hodinkee Acquisition: Watches of Switzerland’s Bold Move Signals a New Era for Watch Media

Bring a Loupe: A Space-Worn Omega Speedmaster, A Heuer Carrera, And A CL Guinand Pocket Watch For The Olympic Club

All that and (one) more in this week's edition of Hodinkee's What's Selling Where column.

Vieren Turns up the Volume on What it Means to be a Fresh, New Watch Brand