After a significant shakeup in the CEO roles at Cartier, Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and Van Cleef & Arpels started unfolding in July, the final pieces of the puzzle have been put in place. In a homecoming of sorts, Jérôme Lambert is back at the helm of Jaeger-LeCoultre around 11 years after he left the role.…
In early October, I spoke to Geoff Hess, Global Head of Watches at Sotheby's, on the stage of our UBS House of Craft in New York. The talk was billed as "Auction Season Insights," and over the course of an hour, I probed Hess about the intricacies of running a watch auction. Among my primary…
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Unimatic is no stranger to headline-grabbing watches. In addition to the more traditional watch, automotive, and fashion-centric collaborators that contribute to its substantial archive of past limited edition projects, Unimatic has certainly always captured the attention of collectors with its take on pop culture "character watches"— Spongebob and Mickey Mouse…
Last month, Greubel Forsey released a watch that I would argue is their greatest achievement to date: their Nano Foudroyante EWT, a 38mm flying tourbillon chronograph monopoussoir with foudroyante. That French word salad in a wearable case, with some of the best finishing on the market, is exactly the kind of thing that old-school Greubel…
Last week, while the number of turkeys consumed in the US rivaled the total human population of Canada, Ressence decided to drop a new watch – the Type 9. From a conceptual standpoint, it's quite simple – it's the Belgium-born brand's smallest watch to date, coming in at 39mm.
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It's finally time to talk about SpaceOne. In fact, it's far past time. There's been a wild rise, fall (or rather pause), and rise again of the SpaceOne brand over the last two years, and we haven't fully covered any of it. And there's a reason.
As a rule, Hodinkee doesn't cover Kickstarter…
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Richard Mille's RM 032 Automatic Flyback Chronograph Ultimate Edition marks the final chapter in the RM 032 series. It's a technical dive watch with a not-so-subtle wrist presence. Measuring 50.00 (FIFTY!) x 17.80 mm, this big-boy combines grade 5 titanium and Carbon TPT® for a robust yet lightweight construction. Designed…