There’s no doubt that Dubai Watch Week has become a can’t miss event on the watch calendar. Held every two years, the event, put on by the retailer Seddiqi and more specifically CEO of Dubai Watch Week Hind Seddiqi, has had explosive growth. It was the 75th anniversary of Seddiqi, which meant it was the…
At UBS House of Craft, Malaika Crawford, Editorial Director of Hodinkee Magazine, sat down with Thom Betteridge, Editor-in-Chief of i-D, for an in-depth conversation about how they make magazines in 2025. They found themselves comparing the rhythms of their worlds: the steady, measured pace of watchmaking versus the constant churn of fashion, where four major…
You come to Hodinkee for the watches, but in my humble opinion, the watch industry could learn a thing or two from the jewelry industry. One of the most dysregulated aspects of the watch industry is condition grading–there is simply no universally accepted system. Nearly a century ago, this was the case in the jewelry…
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It's the time of year when everyone is releasing their last limited editions just in time for holiday shopping and Santa's wishlist, and Time+Tide is adding one more option to the mix—a very cool new Highlife Moonphase Date with Frederique Constant. Long one of my favorite value propositions in the…
Parchie is back, and this time, our collaboration is totally "out of this world." For our second project with Parchie, we've once again teamed up with our friend Cara Barrett, to launch (literally) a pair of watches inspired by our favorite "space" watch. Available in 32 and 36mm, the Parchie "Lunar-Time" Limited Editions For Hodinkee…
I rarely buy watches.
Spending every day surrounded by them has revealed a strange side effect: my own collection grows slowly, deliberately so. When I do add something, the requirements are strict. Increasingly, it's a focus on the visually unique, often dressy, and usually something that makes me pause. At this stage, I'm…
Switzerland and the United States have officially agreed to a trade agreement reducing tariffs on Swiss goods to 15% in a move that will bring relief to the Swiss watch industry under pressure from the significant levies. Tariffs were reduced to 15% retroactively to November 14, when the agreement between the two countries was first…