Nicholas Foulkes, the London-based writer and one of the foremost authorities on watches in the world, is back with the second in a series of books exploring Rolex's most iconic watches. Swiss watchmaker Rolex has partnered with global design authority Wallpaper* to publish the first authorized history of the Datejust, a long-awaited follow-up to Foulkes's…
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We're still playing catch-up to a whole bevy of launches during last weekend's Geneva Watch Days. It was a great show, and while attending meetings with my colleagues, Andy Hoffman and our Director of Limited Editions, Jeff Hilliard, another watch that really caught our eye was the new Classics Première…
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The Hamilton Khaki Field needs little introduction. A staple (and icon) of the field watch category, it's safe to say that many collectors have owned one at some point in their lives. Hamilton is right to keep the classics largely as they originally were, while experimenting on the sidelines with…
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Announced last week during Geneva Watch Days, Citizen has expanded its popular Tsuyosa collection with three new models launching this fall. Named after the Japanese word for "strength," the Tsuyosa line is the brand's colorful and value-driven offering in the integrated bracelet format that has been so popular for the…
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There's something big going on over at Trilobe. The French brand has released what is probably the most significant shakeup for the brand in recent memory, with the new Trente-Deux, an integrated bracelet sports watch that features one of the brand's signature dials. Time is still told on a display…
This post is part of a series, Reading Time at HSNY, written by its librarians. Today's post is by Miranda Marraccini.
In the course of my three-plus years welcoming visitors to our library at the Horological Society of New York (HSNY), I've developed a kind of intuition for the types of questions I tend to…
Rolex To Host President Trump At U.S. Open Final In Hopes Of Diplomacy Win Amid Swiss Tariff Dispute
President Donald Trump will attend the U.S. Open Men's Tennis final Sunday as a guest of Rolex, according to people familiar with the matter. The hosting of the U.S. President represents a diplomatic win for the top Swiss watch brand as the watchmaking industry seeks relief from the outsized tariffs imposed by the Trump administration…