For half a century, Citizen has led the field in light-powered timekeeping, pioneering Eco-Drive in the 1970s and proving that a watch can be powered by any light—sunlight, desk lamps, even the glow of a city at night. What began as an energy solution became a philosophy: practical innovation, refined design, and real-world longevity. On…
This week on The Business of Watches, we go behind the scenes with the man who compiles and crunches the numbers for the Morgan Stanley Swiss Watcher report, the most influential and widely read annual financial league table in the industry. Oliver Müller has been in the sector for some three decades, beginning his career…
The biggest Swiss watch brands, including Rolex, Cartier, Audemars Piguet, and Patek Philippe, posted sales and market share gains in 2025 as much of the industry struggled to adapt to higher costs, rising prices at retail, and more fickle customers, according to a report by Morgan Stanley and LuxeConsult. The ninth annual "Swiss Watcher"…
We've written lots of Hands-Ons here at Hodinkee. In fact, I assume that's a large part of why many of you who are currently reading this come to the site. But this might just be the first time that we've written an On-Hands.
Banana for scale. If a classic…
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A no-frills, solid value proposition diver is a must-have in any collection. You can have the brand-new Submariners, Seamasters, Black Bays, and more, but sometimes you need something you can just knock around with abandon, and use without compromising durability or aesthetics. But it's hard to get right while balancing…
If you follow baseball at all, you already know Marcus Stroman. But even if you don't, he's the kind of athlete whose story carries well beyond the sport itself. Stroman broke into the majors with the Toronto Blue Jays, quickly earning a reputation as a fiercely competitive pitcher with elite athleticism and confidence to spare.…
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It's always a good day when Habring² releases a new watch, and this time it comes thanks to a collaboration with our friends at SJX. The watch comes five years after the first collaboration between the brands, the Erwin "Star" SJX Edition, which tapped into JX Su's love of the…