In partnership with UBS, we hosted a get-together and series of talks in New York City called "House of Craft." The event featured a who's who of watch-world luminaries, including industry legend Jean-Claude Biver, actor Keegan Allen, author Alton Brown, AP CEO of the Americas Ginny Wright, actor Daniel Dae Kim, journalist Jay Fielden, independent…
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On Monday, we covered the year's first limited-edition Grand Seiko release, the SLGH027. Today, we are introducing two new additions to the Grand Seiko Heritage Collection—the SBGH351 "Rikka" and SBGH353 "Shūbun." Consider these two natural complements to the popular Four Seasons Collection released in 2019, as both are named after…
What We Know
On Monday, we covered the year's first limited-edition Grand Seiko release, the SLGH027. Today, we are introducing two new additions to the Grand Seiko Heritage Collection—the SBGH351 "Rikka" and SBGH353 "Shūbun." Consider these two natural complements to the popular Four Seasons Collection released in 2019, as both are named after…
We often discuss 'holy grails ' in watch collecting. In essence, the term has become a way of saying, "This is on my wishlist of watches I aspire to someday own," even if the likelihood of that day is incredibly slim. I've heard many responses to the holy grail question from collectors over the years — ranging from a Rolex Daytona with a Paul Newman dial to a piece unique Cartier from the 1930s. The spectrum is vast. While…
This post is part of a series, Reading Time at HSNY, written by HSNY's librarians. Today's post was written by St John Karp.
Whenever I start talking about decimal time, people tend to roll their eyes at me and say, "Oh there goes St John again, talking about alternative time-keeping systems." And they're…
The winter edition of Pitti Uomo has long been considered the deeper cut, a fact as true for the stylish attendees as for the fashion shows and brands that are presenting. It's interesting, then, that the watch of choice for the January edition was indisputably Rolex's quiet classic: the Explorer. It could be a modern…
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Late last night (New York time), Grand Seiko launched one of its first releases of the year: the new SLGH027, a 40mm by 11.7mm Ever-Brilliant steel watch on a bracelet housing the brand's 9SA5 hi-beat 80-hour movement. That movement features the Grand Seiko Dual Impulse Escapement, which is only the…