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Culture Of Time: Chess Clocks, Time, And 'The Queen's Gambit'

“Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.” – Bobby Fischer

My Watch Story: Conducting Your Way To A New Watch, A Grandfather's Gift For 25 Years Of Coal Mining, A Well-Worn 1960s Speedmaster, And More

Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.

Vintage Watches: A 1966 Rolex Cosmograph 'Big' Daytona, A 1970s Heuer Autavia, And A 1968 Rolex Day-Date 'Red Quarter Dial'

New isn't always better.

Introducing: The Worn & Wound X Christopher Ward Limited Edition C65 Sandstorm And Sandstorm Blackout

An American take on a classic British chronometer.

RGM Pennsylvania Series 801 Classic Enamel Offers Traditional Timelessness Bridging Past, Present, And Future – Reprise

When brands look to the past to find the absolute best details to combine into a killer timepiece, the result can be a terrific diver, a classy chronograph, or, in the case of American watchmaking company RGM, a fantastic pocket watch-inspired, enamel-dialed wristwatch like the Pennsylvania Series 801 Classic Enamel. Joshua Munchow feels this watch stands apart as a culmination of the brand's ideology.

Armin Strom Lady Beat: Elegance, Femininity, And Technicity

Designing a watch for the modern-day woman is one of the most challenging tasks in the watch world as fashion has a stronger influence on ladies’ models than men's. Martin Green thinks that the Armin Strom Lady Beat has got it just right.

The Video Vault: Revisiting Grahame Fowler, The Audemars Piguet Archive, And Talking Watches With Jason Singer

Three vintage-themed videos that get better with age.

The History and Romance of the French Military Issue Type 20

For Type 20 collector Christophe (a.k.a. @Toiche), there is a Breguet for every occasion.

Our Predictions For The Aiguille d’Or (Grand Prize) Of The 2020 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): And We Think It’s Down To Two Watches (Or Possibly Three)

The GPHG Aiguille d’Or rewards the best of the best. Which watch will be watch of the year? Our panelists think that there are three contenders, with two in particular most likely to take the prize. Which watch do you think deserves the accolade for best watch of 2020?

In-Depth: A Side-By-Side Look At The Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41 And Oyster Perpetual 39

It's bigger – but is it better?

My Watch Story: Finding A Vintage Omega Seamaster At Band Practice, An Engineer's Tudor Black Bay, And A Family's Rolex Tradition

Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.

Watches And Hollywood: An Interview With The Prop Master From 'True Detective' And 'Stranger Things'

From Carcosa to the Upside Down.

We’re calling it: these are the best two vintage Carrera re-issues since the real thing. But which one is your favourite? And are you going to pull the trigger?

We’ve all likely seen these two glorious new Carrera references by now, but there are two hot questions remaining. Do you like either or both enough to pull the trigger? Because we have it on good authority that they’re just about done. You can pick them both up here until they’re gone. The second question … ContinuedThe post We’re calling it: these are the best two vintage Carrera re-issues since the real thing. But which one is your favourite? And are you going to pull the trigger? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Just Because: An $11 Million Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer (With Complimentary Private Jet And Porsche 911)

What, no yacht?

My Watch Story: Finding Inspiration In A Vacheron Constantin, A Cuban Immigrant's Seiko, An Uncle's Rolex, And More

Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.

Vintage Watches: A 1970s Zenith El Primero Ref. A386, A 1970s Cartier Gondole, And A 1960s Universal Genève Aero-Compax 'Type B'

Fifteen (new) vintage watches to peruse in the HODINKEE Shop.

Photo Report: The Watches And Wheels Of Targa Carolina, An Underground Porsche Rally

"Change is easy. Improvement is far more difficult." – Ferdinand Porsche

Dior Attends The Grand Ball – And The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2020 – With Three New Models

Parisian haute couture house Dior currently has three watches in the running at the 2020 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, two of which are based on the magnificent Grand Bal concept. Elizabeth Doerr takes a quick look at them.

New: the Ressence Type 5X – Warm up the Gentleman Driver in you (specs and price)

Ressence partners with Eugenio Amos, founder of Automobili Amos to create a new bezel design for their Type 5 which relates to the Lancia Delta Futurista.  Ressence Type 5X Short Pitch about the watch. Second 10th anniversary piece in the Ressence collection X. Limited to 40 pieces. Motoring focused creation related to the passage ofRead More

Introducing Chopard Mille Miglia 2020 Race Edition and the Mille Miglia Lab One

New: Kudoke 2 GrünerWald Sonderedition with specifications and price

A special edition (sonderedition) of the Kudoke 2 is revealed – the new GrünerWald (Green Forest) is a limited edition of 10 pieces, numbered as 1 of 10.  The edition is done in collaboration with Esperluxe, a boutique house offering special editions.  This was an 18 month effort, resulting from a 2019 meeting between StefanRead More

New: Hanhart 417 ES – the return of a legend in German watchmaking (specs and pricing)

The reissue of the Hanhart 417 ES marks the return of a legend among wristwatches. More than 60 years ago, its historic model served as the first pilot’s chronograph for the German armed forces. Today it combines the best design of the history with modern production techniques. The result a robust chronograph with an excitingRead More

New with hands-on review: Bell & Ross BR 05 Chronograph with live pics and pricing

The genre is the luxury sports watch, chronograph edition. Its latest entrant – the Bell & Ross BR 05 Chronograph. This most recent addition is an extension of the BR 05 family, which began life in 2019 as an automatic watch with many options. We got a detailed hands-on session with the new BR 05Read More

My Watch Story: Naming Your Watches, A Rolex With A Domino's Dial, A Grandfather's Croton Nivada Grenchen, And More

Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.

Editorial: Plato, Eratosthenes, and the Impossibility of Being Objective

I recently had a wide-ranging conversation with a fellow collector during which the following question was raised: is it possible for one watch to be objectively better than another? While pondering this question, I was reminded of Euthyphro, a Socratic dialogue written by Plato.  The “TL;DR” version is this: Plato asks Euthyphro if he can provide a definition of piety. Euthyphro responds with a clear-cut example of piety, but Plato is unsatisfied. He responds that an example is not enough; he wants the underlying rules that define piety, those by which Euthyphro chose his example. So it is with watches. We can all point to examples of great watches, and to some extent we can defend these examples with some kind of justification. But it’s very difficult, if not impossible, to articulate a set of criteria that can be applied universally – a necessary precondition of truly objective comparison. But as an exercise, I think it’s worth exploring in what ways, specifically, watch collecting defies objective analysis so that we can understand the limitations of this way of thinking.  Defining objectivity Objectivity is, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, “the quality of being able to make a decision or judgment in a fair way that is not influenced by personal feelings or beliefs”. Objectively, there’s not much more to a watch than its size, shape, colour, materials, and functions. A lot of the criteria collectors use to make value judgements about watches ...

My Watch Story: A Father's Rolex GMT-Master II, A Seiko As Travel Companion, A Hard-Earned Zenith, And More

Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.

Introducing: The Grand Seiko SLGH003 Hi-Beat 60th Anniversary LE, Featuring The New Dual Impulse Escapement

Grand Seiko's new Hi-Beat caliber 9SA5, in steel for the first time.

HODINKEE Radio: Episode 108: Auction Scandals, New Releases, And The Black Bay Fifty-Eight Revisited

We've got some good, old-fashioned watch nerdery for you this week.

Business News: Cartier North America Appoints Head Of Diversity And Inclusion

It's a new role that will report directly to the CEO.

My Watch Story: The Watches Of Grandfathers, A Birthday Panerai, A Speedmaster With An Astronaut Connection, And More

Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.