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Hey, HODINKEE!: What Even Is A Sports Watch, Fonts From Grand Seiko, And The Epic Search For The Endangered Independent Watchmaker

The watchmaker is out there.

Introducing: The Blackest Dial In Existence Has A New Trick (Live Pics, Pricing)

This new collaboration between Moser and The Armoury stretches the limits of Vantablack.

Steal Vs. Splurge: High-Climbing White-Dial Sport Watches From Rolex And Timex

Grab your mitts, I'm in a polar state of mind.

Vintage Watches: A 1984 Rolex Explorer II With Cream Dial, A 1960s Aquastar 63, And A 1980s Heuer Yacht Timer

The cream rises to the top in the first Vintage drop of 2022.

Weekend Edition: Race Into The Weekend With These Automotive-Themed Watch Stories

What drives the connection between motorsports and horology?

Introducing: Timex Teams Up With Hypebeast On A Fuchsia-Tinted Dream Watch

A purple-hued ticker from the tastemakers at Hypebeast.

Auctions: Sir Michael Caine's Rolex Oysterquartz Is The Watch I Didn't Know I Needed

It's up for grabs in March, at Bonhams.

Watch Of The Week: The Delicate Swiss Watch My Mother Gave Me For My 30th Birthday

It almost made me feel like a real adult.

Watch Auction Market 2021 Revisited

Year In Review: The Watch I Wore Most In 2021, By Members Of The HODINKEE Family (VIDEO)

The year on our wrists.

Grails: I Finally Found My Holy Grail Watch. Here’s Why I Didn’t Buy It.

A decade-long search takes me all the way to Thailand - and meets a surprising end.

Four + One: This Fishmonger's Watch Collection Stands Up To Slime And Guts

Liwei Liao's unconventional sushi pairs well with these four unconventional watches – and one killer knife.

Interview: The Full Story Of The 'Pulp Fiction' Watch

How prop master Jonathan R. Hodges sourced one of Hollywood's most iconic timepieces.

My 2021 Watch - The IWC Big Pilot 43

The case might be smaller, but the impact is still big. Felix Scholz explores why the IWC Big Pilot 43mm is such an important release for IWC this year and one of the defining releases of 2021.

How Ulysse Nardin Made a Watch Out of Recycled Plastic Fishing Nets

Talking Watches: With Greg Selch, Father To An 'Orphan' Watch Collection

You're pretty much guaranteed to see something here that you've never seen before.

Watch Spotting: Uncle Sam Wants YOU To See These Watches, Which We Found In Government Archives

Uncovering what scientists, explorers, and engineers wore on their wrists.

Introducing: Hublot Honors Aspen's Unlikely Beginnings With A Limited Edition Classic Fusion Watch

What does the Classic Fusion have to do with the Army's 10th Mountain Division? Hublot has the answer.

Watch Spotting: England's Famed Goodwood Revival

Cole arrived by helicopter.

A Mouse-Eye View Of The History Of The Character Watch

"I hope we never lose sight of one thing – that it was all started by a mouse." Walt Disney, Disneyland, 1954

In-Depth: All, And I Mean All, My Opinions And Observations From The Year-End Watch Auctions

Sixteen hot takes from New York and beyond.

In Search of the Perfect Travel Watch

Second Opinions: Is The Tudor Pelagos FXD The Best Watch Of 2021?

Seeing (in person) is believing.

New: Piaget Altiplano Year of the Tiger grand feu dial by Anita Porchet

Piaget continues their Chinese Zodiac series for the Year of the Tiger, with a new métiers d'art piece with grand feu enamel cloisonné by Anita Porchet.

Introducing: IWC Goes Full Blue With This Ceramic Pilot's Watch

The yearly partnership with Laureus continues, only this time we get a blue ceramic case.

Introducing: The Apple Watch Series 7: Bigger Screen, Harder to Crack

The world's bestselling smartwatch is now tougher and brighter, with its biggest screen ever – and five new colors.

Introducing: A. Lange & Söhne Mixes A Honeygold Case And A Lumen Dial In Latest Zeitwerk Release

A triple-threat release from Lange that comprises three of the company's most exceptional elements.

Review: Dietrich Skin Diver SD-1, a new microbrand diver watch

We review the new Dietrich Skin Diver SD-1, a timepiece that was built for skin divers that features a combination of classic and modern touches.

Editors' Picks: If You're Going To Give A Friend A Watch, Give Them One Of These

Like a friendship bracelet, but better.

Auction Watch: Patek Philippe 1518 “Pink on Pink” Sells for US$9.57m

Widely regarded as the best “pink on pink” 1518 ever to emerge, the ref. 1518 once owned by Prince Mohammed Tewfik A. “T.A.” Toussoun of Egypt lived up to expectations and then some, having just sold at Sotheby’s in New York for US$9.57 million including fees. While almost 300 ref. 1518s were produced, only about fifth of them were in pink gold, with the majority in yellow gold. And just 14 are “pink on pink” with salmon-toned dials matched with a pink gold case. The 14th “pink on pink” ref. 1518 known, this was consigned by the heirs of the late prince, who passed away earlier this year aged 95. He was a first cousin to the the last King of Egypt, Farouk I. The prince pictured in the 1970s The prince was the original owner of this ref. 1518, which he bought on July 25, 1951 according to the certificate that accompanied the watch – which makes it the only “pink on pink” ref. 1518 with its original certificate. The watch remained in his possession since then, seemingly hardly worn, explaining its near-pristine condition. All those factors combined to create a tremendous interest from bidders, almost a dozen of them, all on the phones with Sotheby’s representatives. Bidding was easy and enthusiastic at the start, with one bidder making a million-dollar jump from two to three million, presumably in an attempt to deter the competition. It didn’t work and though there were just a handful of bidders past the five-million mark, the proceedings contin...