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A few weeks ago, we reported on Ming's announcement of the brand's 3D-printed titanium mesh bracelet. It was a remarkable moment, not just because we normally don't cover a strap/bracelet release on its own, but because the bracelet itself was so well received. But if you were like me and…
Tonight in Geneva, a stainless-steel Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 (case number 508'473, movement 863'193, widely believed to be the very first steel 1518 ever made) sold at Phillips for CHF 12 million (CHF 14.2 million or $17.6 million USD), making it the most expensive vintage Patek Philippe wristwatch ever sold at auction. The sale took…
In an era of openworked dials and mechanical exhibitionism, a quieter aesthetic is making its voice heard—the often-overlapping world of jump-hour watches and guichet designs, named after a French word for a small window, specifically the narrow slot of a ticket window. These two parallel styles distill time into the act of revelation through restraint…
Pardon me for saying what everyone else has been saying lately, but Breguet is on a tear this year. It's a great time to do it, too, being the brand's 250th Anniversary and all, but you have to give credit where credit is due. For the true deep-cut watch lovers, the return of Breguet's groundbreaking…
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This past year, I've been keeping an eye on Awake, a microbrand founded in 2019 focusing on metiers d'art at a competitive price point. When Awake's founder, Lilian Thibault, stopped by the Hodinkee office a few months ago, he showed me many of the brand's current editions, as well as…
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Now, we all know the crazy pizza watch that Studio Underd0g did with Time and Tide a few years back. Certainly one of the most whimsical chronograph designs ever released, it was a popular chronograph that reminded us how much fun watches can be. For the brand's latest collaboration, Studio…
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Less than a year after introducing a trio of Polerouter Tribute watches, Universal Genève—now ramping up for its 2026 revival—is back with six new Tribute to Compax chronographs. The designs draw heavily from the 1960s Compax famously worn by Finnish model Nina Rindt, the late Formula 1 driver Jochen Rindt's…