In Depth: Taking A Journey Through Time With The Rolex 'Hulk' Submariner Ref. 116610LV By: Danny Milton For every watch enthusiast or watch lover, there are always two points in time worth remembering. The first point is when you were a normal functi…
By: Mark Kauzlarich Looks like smoked salmon is back on the menu, boys. Not long after the discontinuation of Moser's Smoked Salmon Streamliner from last year, the tropical-brown griffé dial is back in a new perpetual calendar from the bran…
How Hamilton Made A Watch For 'Dune Part: 2' And Turned It Into Two Illuminating Limited Editions By Danny Milton; Photos By Kasia Milton When news broke that Dune: Part Two would be exiting the 2023 release calendar, it goes without saying th…
Asking Akio Naito – President Of Seiko Watches – About Grand Seiko In The USA By: Malaika Crawford Grand Seiko is a brand that I have yet to fully wrap my head around, at least aesthetically. This is not meant in a pejorative sense, it's just…
In-Depth: The Long And Increasingly Complicated Story Of The Reference Number From 2447 to CBS2210.FC6534 – why reference numbers keep getting longer. Two four four seven. When Heuer released the first Carrera in 1963, it gave its new racing chronogr…
Model numbers: those sometimes short and sometimes long strings of numbers and letters associated with every watch must serve some purpose. Each watchmaker has their own style; Rolex uses four to six digits, Grand Seiko uses four letters followed by…
Dive into a curated selection of pieces from the most popular watch style at an approachable price point. In 1953, Blancpain, Rolex, and Zodiac introduced the first watches purpose-built for diving. These were tool watches meant to be used in the ver…
In 1953 three timepieces were introduced that are considered the first dive watches to come to market, they were the Blancpain FiftyFathoms, the Zodiac Super Seawolf, and the Rolex Submariner. So, what made these dive watches, and how has that defini…
Recent arrivals to the shop that deserve a moment of your attention. In the flow of watches that come into the Hodinkee Shop, there are a few that will always stand out. They are the unusual, the under-appreciated, and sometimes simply a damn good-lo…
This Article is part of a series written by editors of Hodinkee.com. This Article was written by: Tony Traina. The modern Rolex Submariner references 16610, 116610, and 126610 share a common lineage, with subtle differences that illustrate the model’…
Watches that track more than just the date. With the chaos of the holiday season only just behind us, it can leave one scrambling to remember what day of the week it is and pausing just a bit too long when writing down the year. With that in mind, he…
Model numbers: those sometimes short and sometimes long string of numbers and letters associated with every watch must serve some purpose. Each watchmaker has their own style, Rolex uses 4-6 digits, Grand Seiko uses 4 letters followed by 3 numbers, a…
This Article is part of a series written by editors of Hodinkee.com. This Article was written by: Mark Kauzlarich What started out as practical waterproofing has turned into brands trying to outdo each other at every turn A lot of people proba…
Selections from Crown and Caliber to match the largest, or the smallest, wrists among us. What size watch is right for my wrist? This is one of the first questions someone asks when buying their first watch. Unfortunately, the answer is not as straig…
This Article is part of a series written by editors of Hodinkee.com. This Article was written by: Tony Traina. A chronograph is a versatile tool that can be used to time all kinds of things. Here’s how to use it. What Is A Chronograph? If yo…
Traveling across timezones for the holidays? Grab a GMT, a watch that's built for the task. The holidays are here again, and it's time to pack that ugly Christmas sweater sweet Aunt Mary gave you and start the annual pilgrimage to meet up with the fa…
They might not be the headliner in the watchmaker's show, but sometimes the opening act can surprise and delight. If you ask a watch collector to start naming different models from a brand, there are certain ones that will always be named first. Jaeg…
Two independent standards for watchmaking accuracy. There is a well-founded expectation that your watch should be accurate. After all, the main reason these instruments exist is to tell us what time it is, not what time it isn’t. Mechanical watches'…
A Week On The Wrist: The IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Edition 'Tribute To 3705' A cult classic from the '90s is back in black(er). Originally published by Jack Forster on HODINKEE, February 25th 2021 IWC has announced an homage watch that pays tribu…
What is the difference between low and high-end quartz watches? At their heart, a mechanical and a quartz watch do the exact same thing; they measure time by measuring oscillations. In a mechanical watch, this happens at the escapement…
Six dive watches that are sweet as pecan pie. Once again, Thanksgiving is upon us. For most of us in the United States, we'll either be reading this article, waiting for dinner to cook, or recovering from a turkey-induced coma. The best…
A race car is a work of art, and so too are the watches they inspire. The world of watches has historically intersected with other circles of passion: Diving flourished hand in hand with new waterproof watches, aviators who were pioneers of flight ne…
Hands-On: The Panerai Submersible Bronzo Blu Abisso A cult tool watch gets a little bit smaller. When it launched in 2011, the Panerai Submersible Bronzo PAM 382 wasn't the world's first bronze watch. Other brands had done it before, including the er…
OMEGA Watches, Styled By Watch-Loving Women Life's too short to wear boring watches. Originally published on HODINKEE, Janaury 20th 2020 We'll be the first to admit it: Watch collecting can be a bit of a boy's club. The absence of feminine per…
To The Extreme: The Best Watches For Intense Conditions Watches that are tougher than tough. Orignally published on HODINKEE, September 30th, 2021 Should you find yourself in the sort of outing one could only characterize as "really dangerous" or "te…