We're back with another episode of Hodinkee Radio. In addition to the podcast feed, each episode also has video, so swing by Hodinkee's YouTube channel (or watch below). Only want the audio? It's being published to the same old Hodinkee Radio feed, so check your feeds or subscribe wherever you find podcasts (try Apple Podcasts,…
Nivada Grenchen, the king of digging through historical archives, has announced a new Antarctic GMT. Guillaume Laidet, the brainchild behind the modern revivals of Nivada Grenchen and Vulcain, tells me that this time, the inspiration comes from a 1960s Antarctic GMT our site had offered many years ago, and says that it's the only place…
Finding a good restaurant is like discovering a good secret. You don't want to share it with too many people, but part of the fun is keeping the secret alive by making it worth knowing. It's also how F.P. Journe (which made some news last week) and its fans operate. Often, clients find out about…
The last time we covered watchmaker and mechanical engineer David Candaux, back in 2019, it was just two years after he took a leap of faith and stepped out on his own in Le Soliat, right off of the watchmaking hub of Neuchâtel to found his own eponymous brand. Up until that time, Candaux built…
The 2024 Winter Auction Season in Geneva took very little time to warm up. Only the 14th lot of the over 1,600 on offer has made headline news. Friday afternoon Geneva time, F.P. Journe's second wristwatch ever made, a Tourbillon Souverain à Remontoire d'Egalité from 1993, hammered for CHF 6,000,000, with an all-in price tag…