Located just a few blocks from the bright lights of Times Square, Citizen's Flagship Store & Museum in NYC was the perfect setting to mark 50 years of Eco-Drive Innovation, the brand's proprietary light-powered technology. To mark the occasion, members of the Hodinkee community joined Neall Brick, Director of Merchandising at Citizen Watch America, Shoichiro…
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Two years have passed since Thomas Fleming launched his eponymous brand, Fleming, and we covered the debut of the Series 1 in detail. That first release sold out quickly. Now, rather than starting over, the brand returns with a familiar design. The Series 1 Mark II builds on the Comblemine…
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In watches, few complications carry the romance of a world timer. A single display that brings all the cities of the world together. It's as evocative as it is practical, and long one of the most coveted formats, especially among vintage collectors. Case in point: a Patek Philippe ref. 2523…
According to Switzerland's oldest newspaper (and one of its most respected), Patek Philippe has signed a deal with the world's oldest watch retailer, Zurich-based Beyer Chronometrie, to take over the company's space on Zurich's famed Bahnhofstrasse starting in 2027. The sale of the business and acquisition of its lease at Bahnhofstrasse 31, which currently houses…
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Last summer, during Geneva Watch Days, in a dusty, rubbish-strewn hotel room stripped to its bare walls with exposed wires and concrete floors, I was given a classified briefing. With high-powered lights shining directly into my eyes to conceal the agent's identity, I was led to a folding table and…
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If you've been following Gérald Charles over the past few years, you'll know that back in April 2024, the brand, founded in 2000 by Gérald Charles Genta, announced one of the biggest updates in their history with a thinner evolution of the iconic Maestro case featuring the brand's first asymmetrical…
Not every serious watch collector arrives with a larger-than-life backstory. Some, like Christian Bangert, come from quieter paths—suburban Connecticut, youth sports sidelines, and local tournaments. But look a little closer, and you'll find a collector whose approach challenges easy assumptions about what modern collecting can be.
Bangert's…