Love is in the air at Hodinkee HQ as we head into Valentine's Day weekend. To celebrate, we gave each member of the editorial team a Valentine—a theoretical $1,000 to spend on a watch, or watch-related gift for someone else on the team—and let them run wild. This year's picks run the gamut: starting with…
By way of introduction, here's my favorite watch story. In early 2017, my dad texted a picture and asked, "What do you think of my new watch?" I stared at the picture for a bit as my heart sped up, then I stood and started pacing to try to calm myself down.
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If there's any word that exemplifies the essence of luxury, it is "bespoke." With the right connections, means, and sometimes notoriety, you can get a bespoke suit from Savile Row, a pair of shoes from John Lobb, a Range Rover from Overfinch, or, of course, a watch from the Vallée de Joux or Glashütte. Is…
The Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres, or COSC, is adding a new level for chronometer certification, introducing an upgraded tier that will better reflect the evolution and precision improvements in modern watches. The new certification comes on the 50th anniversary of its original ISO 3159 standard, with COSC launching a more rigorus standard called "Excellence…
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How do you say goodbye to one of the best super-affordable, super-classic dress watches on the market? According to Baltic, you do it with a bit of flash. The brand is bidding farewell to the MR (short for micro-rotor) model with a sparkly send-off. The two newand last two MR…
Rolex, the top Swiss watch brand by sales, reduced its production in 2025 for the second year in a row while increasing its dominant market share position as the industry continued to make pricier watches at lower volumes, according to Swiss bank Vontobel.
The Crown's position as the biggest brand by sales was consolidated over…
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For a small watch, we'll keep it short and sweet here. Grand Seiko has just announced a brand-new Caliber 9F51 quartz movement that powers its smallest 9F-based watch to date. The stainless steel cases of the new SBGX359 "Snowflake" and SBGX361 "Skyflake" watches measure only 33mm by 9.1mm and yet…