German indie watchmaker Stefan Kudoke expands the HANDwerk collection with the Kudoke 3 Nocturne, keeping the core concept intact but changing its expression, much like the Nocturne edition of the Kudoke 2. This new variant builds on the Kudoke 3, previously available in various executions, including Sky Blue, salmon, and the Flakes edition with the […]
Whatever reasons exist for creating a watch, be it heritage, technical or design-led necessity, the Studio Underd0g x Time+Tide Hand Delivered Pizza Duo exists for a much rarer, if not unique, reason: because a joke went too far. What began as an April Fool’s prank in 2023, a pizza-themed Studio Underd0g teased by Time+Tide, unexpectedly […]
Among the incredible variety of materials used to decorate dials, mother-of-pearl is an all-time favourite. Obtained from the inner lining of oyster and mollusc shells, mother-of-pearl is a captivating, naturally iridescent material that adds a unique shimmer to dials. Working with GT Cadrans, a specialist Swiss dial manufacturer, Czapek embellishes its Antarctique S and Promenade […]
For half a century, Citizen has led the field in light-powered timekeeping, pioneering Eco-Drive in the 1970s and proving that a watch can be powered by any light—sunlight, desk lamps, even the glow of a city at night. What began as an energy solution became a philosophy: practical innovation, refined design, and real-world longevity. On Wednesday, March 18th, from 6:30–8:30 PM, Hodinkee and Citizen invite you to the Citizen Flagship Store to celebrate the legacy of the Eco-Drive movement. To
This week on The Business of Watches, we go behind the scenes with the man who compiles and crunches the numbers for the Morgan Stanley Swiss Watcher report, the most influential and widely read annual financial league table in the industry. Oliver Müller has been in the sector for some three decades, beginning his career at Omega before executive roles at a series of brands, including Laurent Ferrier, where he served as Chief Executive Officer. He's now a consultant to the industry and has he
The biggest Swiss watch brands, including Rolex, Cartier, Audemars Piguet, and Patek Philippe, posted sales and market share gains in 2025 as much of the industry struggled to adapt to higher costs, rising prices at retail, and more fickle customers, according to a report by Morgan Stanley and LuxeConsult.The ninth annual "Swiss Watcher" report by the investment bank compiles estimates of watch brand sales and production volumes each year with input from a Swiss-based firm, LuxeConsult. For 20
Chronoswiss, once best known for classically-styled regulator watches or skeletonised chronographs, has embraced a far more expressive, colourful and demonstrative design. The Space Timer collection is at the centre of this change, translating the traditional regulator display into rather bold compositions inspired by the cosmos. With the new Space Timer Gravity edition, Chronoswiss focuses not […]
The Jazzmaster collection by Hamilton is where classical watchmaking meets contemporary design, offering mechanical substance without unnecessary ornament. With the latest Jazzmaster Open Heart models, not to be confused with the skeleton versions, Hamilton expands the series with a wide range of dial colours across three sizes, to please as many clients as possible. The […]
Chronoswiss was founded in 1983 by German watchmaker Gerd Rüdiger Lang and was sold in early 2012 to Swiss entrepreneurs Oliver and Eva Ebstein, who transferred operations to Lucerne, Switzerland. Known for reviving the regulator layout, Lang’s neoclassical design language, characterised by oversized onion crowns, knurled bezels, guilloché dials and Breguet-inspired features, was modernised by […]
We've written lots of Hands-Ons here at Hodinkee. In fact, I assume that's a large part of why many of you who are currently reading this come to the site. But this might just be the first time that we've written an On-Hands.Banana for scale. If a classic GW-5000U-1 was the banana.See, last December, Casio followed up its immensely successful Casio ring watch launches with an even more interesting proposition: a G-SHOCK ring watch. And just a few weeks ago, as I was shopping in the Lower East
When presenting a watch, we often talk about the wearing experience. Yet Panerai chose to expand the experience angle, and over the past few years, it has been transforming ownership into participation through its special program of curated journeys that put collectors inside the brand’s storytelling. The Submersible Chrono Marina Militare PAM01699, Radiomir 8 Giorni […]
What We KnowA no-frills, solid value proposition diver is a must-have in any collection. You can have the brand-new Submariners, Seamasters, Black Bays, and more, but sometimes you need something you can just knock around with abandon, and use without compromising durability or aesthetics. But it's hard to get right while balancing vintage inspiration without looking like an homage. Vincent Bonnaud has been slowly iterating on that concept with his brand BND, which is now on its Mk.3 version o
Having mastered the art of ultra-thin mechanical movements, Piaget made its foray into jewellery watches in the 1960s. Unveiled at the Basel Fair in 1969, Piaget’s 21st Century Collection showcased avant-garde jewellery watches, including textured gold cuffs with hardstone dials, powered by the brand’s ultra-thin 2mm manual-winding calibre 9P. In 1973, Piaget introduced the predecessor […]
With the Multifort 8 One Crown, Mido turned its angular, integrated-sports model, the Multifort 8 Two Crowns, into a more streamlined, more versatile watch. The collection now expands with a two-tone edition that keeps the fundamentals that define the One Crown. Rose gold-coloured accents provide this latest version with a slightly softer, lifestyle-oriented character; the […]
Rémi Maillat, a watch design engineer, is behind the independent Krayon brand and creates watches that centre on our connection with natural time cycles. Krayon’s award-winning Everywhere watch, which charts sunset and sunrise times at any location worldwide, was succeeded by Maillat’s slightly simpler Anywhere watch, showing the length of the day along with sunrise and […]
Let’s set the scene and see what happens when you mix some great ingredients together. On one side, take one of the best-kept secrets on the independent watchmaking scene, one of the sole guardians of Austrian watchmaking, Habring². Next, bring into the equation our friends at SJX Watches, a highly respected watch media (named after […]
If you follow baseball at all, you already know Marcus Stroman. But even if you don't, he's the kind of athlete whose story carries well beyond the sport itself. Stroman broke into the majors with the Toronto Blue Jays, quickly earning a reputation as a fiercely competitive pitcher with elite athleticism and confidence to spare. He has spent his entire career defying expectations, turning what many saw as a limitation into a defining part of his identity. His mantra — "Height Doesn't Measure H
Collaborations between watch brands and lifestyle events are frequent, some have become commonplace, and a few feel naturally coherent. Gumball 3000 is one of them. Since its launch in 1999, the 3,000-mile rally has become a moving (quite literally) platform for performance, individuality and spectacle, rather than a traditional competition; this year, the 100 selected […]
What We KnowIt's always a good day when Habring² releases a new watch, and this time it comes thanks to a collaboration with our friends at SJX. The watch comes five years after the first collaboration between the brands, the Erwin "Star" SJX Edition, which tapped into JX Su's love of the vintage stelline dials. The newest collaboration leans into arguably one of Habring²'s most iconic and beloved references, the monopusher Chrono-Felix. And while monopusher Chrono-Felix watches have been a gr
Since its invention by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1801, the tourbillon has remained one of the most mesmerising mechanisms in watchmaking. Often regarded as a complication in its own right, despite not actually indicating anything most of the time, it is a very complex and extremely precise testament to the maker’s abilities, whoever it is. Rotating […]