Results for Watches and Wonders 2026

Introducing: IWC Spits Fire With These Two New 43mm Big Pilot's Watches

Yes, more Big Pilots this week!

Introducing: Birdwell And Undone Are Making Waves With A Limited Edition Surf Watch

A character watch for beach bums.

Hey, HODINKEE!: Helium Valves, Breguet Numerals, Ultra-Rare Complications, And Bad Breakup Advice

Breaking up is hard to do, but calculating the date of Easter is harder.

Watches Go Green

The watch industry gets serious about sustainability.

That Time Franck Met Snoopy and It Got a Bit Crazy…

Auctions: Some Usual And Unusual Suspects Coming Up At Phillips NY, December 11th

Just in time for the season, an auction with a little something for everyone.

New: Bell & Ross BR05 Horolum (full specs and price)

Bell & Ross brings back their Horolum model after the successful 2017 BR03 model with strong Super-LumiNova C5 in a new limited edition (250 pieces) BR05.

Holiday Gift Guide: Ten Watches Under USD 5,000

2021 brought us a few impressive timepieces under $5,000 that are compelling enough to make our holiday shopping list. We decided to have fun by pairing them with different personalities.

Watch Of The Week: The Grand Seiko That Taught Me To Love Subtler, Smaller Watches

Finding my perfect GS took time. But once I saw it, I knew.

Analog Photography: hands-on with a large format camera, developing and making a direct negative print

At the Lange Exceptional Masterpieces exhibition, currently on till Dec 5, we participated in a special activity, showcasing analog photography.

Hands-On: The New Rolex Explorer II Ref. 226570, In Both Polar And Black

The differences are in the details.

Editors' Picks: This Holiday Season, These Are The Watches We Want For Ourselves

We wish we may, we wish we might find these on our wrists tonight.

New: IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Monopusher Edition “Le Petit Prince” – with price and commentary

IWC Schaffhausen has unveiled the Big Pilot’s Watch Monopusher Edition “Le Petit Prince”, the first Big Pilot’s Watch with a chronograph function.

Available in the Shop: How the Moonwatch made it to space, and why you need it on your wrist

The Omega Speedmaster is a certified icon, forever known as the Moonwatch. We highlight some of this legendary chronographs key moments, as well as some key models available in partnership with Watchfinder & Co.

Vintage Watches: Four British Military Watches From The Collection of Grahame Fowler

Starting with four pieces from a friend of HODINKEE, the Vintage Team went military-inspired for this week.

Ep. #224 Road Trips and Broken Vows

Mike has gone completely bananas.

Point/Counterpoint: Daylight Saving Time Is A Joy And A Blessing

Why Daylight Saving Time is great.

Point/Counterpoint: A Stirring And Heartfelt Call To Action Against The Tyranny Of Daylight Saving Time

Liberté! Égalité! Temporalité!

Photo Report: Let This Women x Watches Event Inspire Your Wrist Envy

Lots of heavy-hitters in one room.

Pre-Owned Picks: Breitling Is The Best Value In Pre-Owned Watches

Have collectors forgotten about good ole Breitling?

New and reviewed: Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle Complete Calendar

Vacheron Constantin adds a new white gold, slate grey dial Complete Calendar to their classically inspired Traditionelle collection.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Reflecting on happier times, when you could go on a waiting list for a 5711, and actually get “the call”

Editor’s note: If you can get one at retail the green dial Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/014 would set you back $34,893 USD. But that’s one extremely big “if”. Consequently, people are willing to pay crazy prizes for what is still a watch that only came out this year. Recently, for example, a Nautilus 5711/014  sold on … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S NOTE: Reflecting on happier times, when you could go on a waiting list for a 5711, and actually get “the call” appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Introducing: The Purnell Escape II Carbon And Escape II All Black

The tourbillon-only company's high-velocity tourbillon is based on a surprisingly old idea.

Ghosts of Horology Past: The Watches That Haunt Us To This Very Day

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Steal Vs. Splurge: Divers From Oris And Rolex

If you come at the Crown, you best not miss.

Pre-Owned Picks: An All-Blue F.P. Journe, A Dressy Jaeger-LeCoultre, And An Underrated Olympic Diver From OMEGA

Five of our favorites in the HODINKEE Shop this week.

HODINKEE Radio: Ben Clymer and Russell Kelly

Talking shop with the boss.

Patek Philippe Introduces the 5905 Annual Calendar Flyback Chronograph in Steel and the 5930 World Time Chronograph with Green Dials

Zen And The Art Of Wristwatch Maintenance: The Benefits Of Learning To Service Your Own Watch – Reprise

Colin Alexander Smith's journey into what some call “watch fettling” began with a case of cat-killing curiosity: one of the subdial hands on a cheap watch had come loose, bringing it to a halt. That led him down a horological rabbit hole. Here he explains why you might want to consider a similar path.

In-Depth: The Beautifully Pointless Lunacy Of High Precision Moonphase Watches

Moon pun goes here.