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Here's a surprise I never saw coming: the Dutch horological brothers Tim and Bart Grönefeld have just announced not just a new watch, but an entirely new entry-level brand called Grøne, which takes much of the Grönefeld design language and brings it to an affordable price – €2,150. The debut…
If you were to come up to me on the street and say, "Hey Ben – what is the best watch made in the 1990s?" I would not hesitate to answer: The A. Lange & Söhne Pour le Mérite Tourbillon. Now, if you were to come up to me and say, "Hey Ben – what is…
We're back with another episode of Hodinkee Radio. In addition to the podcast feed, each episode also has video, so swing by Hodinkee's YouTube channel (or watch below). Only want the audio? It's being published to the same old Hodinkee Radio feed, so check your feeds or subscribe wherever you find podcasts (try Apple Podcasts,…
To answer the question and save you some time, yes. Better is always better. Unless it's not. The movement on the MB&F LM Sequential Flyback is objectively better than an already GPHG-winning masterpiece by one of the brightest minds in modern watchmaking. But that's not all that MB&F changed about the follow-up to the LM…
On the heels of the brand's first new collection in 25 years, Patek Philippe is in the news once again with an integrated bracelet steel sport watch. The reference 5711 Nautilus in steel has dominated headlines since its introduction in 2006. Through 10-year-long waitlists, discontinuation, and two "victory laps" in the one-year-only green dial and…
Last month, I had the opportunity to hop on a plane (then a train, then a car) to Glashütte, Germany to spend a few days with the Nomos team at the 2024 Nomos Forum. The team presented several novelties, including the controversial Tangente 2date and the Orion and Tangente neomatik doré series, and some more…
This post is part of a series, Reading Time at HSNY, written HSNY's head librarian, Dr. Miranda Marraccini.
Regular readers of this column probably know all about our library at the Horological Society of New York (HSNY), which we officially opened only two years ago. We unveiled a gilded sign! We cut a…