This time two weeks back, I was on a train from Geneva to Neuchâtel. After a quick transfer, I arrived in La Chaux-de-Fonds just in time for dinner at Hotel de Ville. The 2024 Heuer Collector's Summit had begun.
Around 30 of the world's more passionate vintage Heuer collectors were invited by the…
Welcome to "GPHG Week," a themed mini-series where we're covering four winning watches from this year's Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève that you otherwise may have previously missed. Today we have the Ōtsuka Lōtec No. 6 ,which was awarded the "Challenge" award at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève this year for best watch under…
The world of escapements is absolutely captivating, as each tick and tock reveals the precision of a timepiece and the artistry of its maker. At the December 2024 lecture of the Horological Society of New York (HSNY), Bernhard Lederer, Master Watchmaker and Founder of Lederer Timepieces, will take the audience on a journey through the…
It's been a long and endlessly entertaining road since I started to work with Hodinkee in 2017. So much has changed since then; Hodinkee was different, and so was the world of watches. I started as a freelancer, and the following seven years have been nothing short of an education via too many adventures to…
There's a new, most expensive Nautilus in town, and yet again, it comes in any metal as long as it's steel. After some spirited bidding, the team at Phillips was able to nudge the unique and engraved ref. 5711/1500A past the record set by the first Tiffany blue Nautilus, landing at CHF 6,700,000 – or…
Print media is having a renaissance. Listen, I know I have an agenda to push here, but believe me when I tell you that magazines are hot right now. New York Magazine's The Cut was turned into a stand-alone print issue for Fall 2024, Sports Illustrated is back in circulation, and Life magazine is on…
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In 2022, Ressence introduced its simplest and most futuristic-looking design yet – the Type 8. The 42.9mm case featured integrated, almost shrouded lugs and an ultra-simplified take on their traditional orbital time display in a Cobalt blue color. A year later, the Type 8 received a new sage green variant,…