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HODINKEE Radio: Consistency Vs. Variety In Watch Design (Rolex, Omega, and MB&F;)
In watch design, does fortune really favor the bold?
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In watch design, does fortune really favor the bold?
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"He's the only genius I've met in my life ... Stephen is different." Max Büsser, on Stephen McDonnell
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But this watch is made for the cockpit – not the disco.
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Imagine that after discovering and rebuilding the (imaginary) Time Viewer originally constructed by Leonardo da Vinci, an inventor saw the need for a navigational clock for time travelers. Well one inventor, Tom Bales, did just that and acted upon it.
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Prep for this weekend’s Oscars with the 1980 Best Picture winner – featuring a PVD chrono and (sort of) a Rolex.
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Konstantin Chaykin's Moscow Comptus Easter Clock masterpiece isn’t designed for the wrist but for the mantel. And it presents further evidence that the man Joshua Munchow dubs the “Wonderboy Russian Watchmaker” is one of the greatest watch- and clockmakers in the game today.
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An easy-to-love, back-to-basics skin diver from Citizen.
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Who now remembers when watch magazines were on the newsstand next to doll collecting mags? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
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A serpent with a secret.
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Grab your mitts, I'm in a polar state of mind.
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And this first release is knocked squarely out of the … oh, never mind.
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"We have met the enemy and he is us." -Walt Kelly, Pogo
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But really, both are steals compared to their uber-famous counterparts.
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With the 2021 Formula 1 season's last race taking place this weekend, December 10-12, 2021, in Abu Dhabi, and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) tied for first place, the heat is on like never before. The battle between Hamilton and Verstappen is, in essence, also a competition between the two watch brands who sponsor them: IWC (Hamilton) and TAG Heuer (Verstappen), with both brands benefitting from the battles on the track. Martin Green takes a closer look.
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The Zeitwerk was the watch that encouraged George Cramer to start following A. Lange & Söhne more closely, but it still took years before he finally got to handle one in the metal. And he became instantly addicted.
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If you come at the Crown, you best not miss.
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To this day, when most people think about luxury watches they picture a wizened, white-haired man in a white lab coat bent over a workbench against the backdrop of snowy Alps busily filing away at watch parts. It’s a lovely picture, but not very representative of the modern – or even necessarily traditional – watch industry as Elizabeth Doerr explains here.
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Both pack a ton of value. Does one pack more?
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With an in-house movement and a 40mm case, this is the best Ballon Bleu yet.
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Piaget is the king of ultra-thin watches and for its 140th birthday is treating us to something special.
For now.
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High design, low prices.
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One screen or two screens? The choice is yours.
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Ken Gargett reminisces and rambles about visiting the Saar region of Germany and tasting some of the world's best Tieslings. And then there was that Vegemite incident at the Madrid airport.
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They look basically the same. So should you spend almost five grand more for the GS?
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Just what can you get for under $1,000? Cole, Jack, and Jon try to find out.
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We love Tudor's modern dive-watch classic and the less-expensive Timex version. Which one's right for you?
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A conversation with Chronoswiss founder Gerd-Rüdiger Lang.
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Exploring two similar timepieces at two very different price points. Choose your own adventure. Featuring the Seiko SGF206 and the Rolex Day-Date Ref. 1803.
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You may be familiar with numbers such as 18,000 vph, 28,800 vph, and even 36,000 vph describing the frequency of a watch’s regulator, but few really know what those numbers mean. Watchmaker Ashton Tracy explains why watch frequencies matter, but he oscillates in choosing a winner. Follow the discussion here.
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