TAG Heuer‘s relationship with Hiroshi Fujiwara, founder of Fragment Design and a pioneer of Tokyo street culture, has become one of the most stylistically consistent collaborations in contemporary watchmaking. Their first joint venture in 2018 distilled the vintage Carrera into its purest form; the second, in 2020, reinterpreted the 1970s Autavia through a graphic, bolder […]
Vacheron Constantin’s luxury sports watch, the Overseas, has come a long way since its 1996 debut as the spiritual heir to the iconic 1977 reference 222. Now in its third generation, the Overseas is a versatile unisex collection with a wide range of case sizes, complications, and the brand’s winning DIY interchangeable strap/bracelet system. Just […]
This is the new Planet Ocean, and it's different from those that came before it. A few weeks ago, Omega assembled a cadre of watch media on the sunny shores of Miami (where the brand is based in the U.S.) for the launch of what is technically the fourth generation of the brand's modern dive watch, the Seamaster Planet Ocean. From a design standpoint, this new model feels more like a second generation than a fourth, as the previous three were largely anchored to the core of the original, wherea
Founded in 1934 by Raymond Dodane, Lebois & Co. built its reputation during the golden age of mechanical watchmaking, crafting elegant, precision-driven chronographs. After decades of dormancy, the brand was revived in 2016 by a Dutchman, Tom van Wijlick, with a clear mission: to honour its heritage through nicely executed timepieces inspired by its vintage […]
What We KnowHow does a brand known for loud, maximalist watches and equally ambitious marketing wrap up an anniversary year for one of its most important watches? You end with a party in Miami, of course. I joined Hublot (and Tag Heuer, more on that soon) on location for Miami Art Week, where the big Art Basel fair takes center stage, but people flock to Miami Beach for all of the events and parties that happen around it.Magic CityViceBig WaterSunshineThe big night for the brand was unapologet
Following a well-received collaboration between Doxa and Topper Jewelers, last year’s white-hot SUB 300T Great White, the partnership returns for 2025 with another creation: the Doxa SUB 250T GMT Great White Topper Edition. Limited to 100 pieces, this new release builds upon the compact, travel-ready SUB 250T GMT introduced earlier this year, offering a fresh […]
We all love a good watch, that much is obvious. And what constitutes “good” is fairly straightforward in most watches, too. A solid, legible design, attractive details, fine ergonomics and a reliable mechanical movement. But sometimes, you want a bit more. Or a lot more, in the case of these six fine mechanical marvels. Each […]
By and large, most information on your watch comes from the dial. Sometimes there are functions on the back, like a power reserve indicator or an addition to the case, like on the Pierre Kunz Spirit Diver with a Boyle-Mariotte depth gauge that can measure down to 80 metres. Functional watch bezels, however, add functionality […]
Few names in the car industry spark a reaction as Porsche does. It’s responsible for some of the finest sports and racing cars ever made, and many minds instantly go to the 911 when Porsche is mentioned, the masterpiece created by Ferdinand-Alexander Porsche in 1963. This became a legendary sports car and to this day […]
Armin Strom’s celebrated Gravity Equal Force series expands with an elegant twist, the Ultimate Sapphire Salmon. Continuing the brand’s exploration of colour and transparency, this latest edition pairs technical mastery with artisanal finesse, featuring a hand-guilloché salmon mainplate and the brand’s innovative constant-force calibre, bringing new vibrancy to one of modern horology’s most inventive movements. […]
What We KnowLouis Erard's latest collaboration with Worn & Wound, Le Régulateur, is the culmination of about three years of work and is built around the brand's signature regulator layout, which has been pushed into far more architectural territory. The result is a multi-layered composition of color and depth—a regulator reimagined with a trio of disks—an unconventional and fun way to display time. The case is delivered in polished 316L steel and offers a svelte profile, a backdrop for the
Albishorn is a young brand with a rather peculiar concept. Created by Sebastien Chaulmontet, ex-La Joux-Perret, in charge of the revival of Arnold & Son and Angelus, and now serving as the Head of Innovation and Marketing at Sellita Watch Co SA and Manufacture AMT, the brand launched with a rather cool idea: imaginary vintage. […]
There’s no doubt that Dubai Watch Week has become a can’t miss event on the watch calendar. Held every two years, the event, put on by the retailer Seddiqi and more specifically CEO of Dubai Watch Week Hind Seddiqi, has had explosive growth. It was the 75th anniversary of Seddiqi, which meant it was the perfect time for a blowout event. A celebratory Rolex Day-Date caseback engraving for 75 years of Seddiqis. But we'll get to that in a bit.From just a few brands and booths to now over 90 exhi
Charlie Paris has been making watches in the French capital city since 2014, and the latest Initial collection doesn’t disappoint. Previous pieces like the Concordia GMT Automatic and blacked out Concordia Automatic Kraken show a real eye for design with style and features that are always popular. Best of all, the collections are affordable with […]
At UBS House of Craft, Malaika Crawford, Editorial Director of Hodinkee Magazine, sat down with Thom Betteridge, Editor-in-Chief of i-D, for an in-depth conversation about how they make magazines in 2025. They found themselves comparing the rhythms of their worlds: the steady, measured pace of watchmaking versus the constant churn of fashion, where four major fashion weeks shape the year. Watches & Wonders comes once annually; fashion cycles never stop. Both come from print, so there's an
It’s often said that art imitates art, and in the case of Konstantin Chaykin’s latest Wristmon, it hits the nail on the head. The Wristmon series started with the now-famous Joker watch and has turned into an original and whimsical series of humanoid or animalistic-looking watches. Chaykin now turns to one of the most famous […]
Founded in 1988, Frederique Constant has gone from strength to strength with its policy of high-quality watches at affordable prices. Far from an empty catchphrase, the brand’s “accessible luxury” slogan materialised with the release of a perpetual calendar, followed by a tourbillon and a QP in steel, all with unbelievably restrained price tags. In 2020, […]
You come to Hodinkee for the watches, but in my humble opinion, the watch industry could learn a thing or two from the jewelry industry. One of the most dysregulated aspects of the watch industry is condition grading–there is simply no universally accepted system. Nearly a century ago, this was the case in the jewelry industry as well, until the Gemological Institute of America, better known as the GIA, came onto the scene in 1931 with a clear purpose: to establish a common language and a stan
Celebrating the 180th anniversary of François Czapek’s Genevan watch enterprise and the 10th anniversary of the rebirth of the brand, Czapek releases the fourth and final chapter in its round of celebratory watches. Following the anniversary Antarctique Tourbillon, the Antarctique Plique-à-Jour and the Time Jumper, the last member of the quartet is the Quai des […]
Since 2015, The Limited Edition, a British retailer founded by Pietro Tomajer, has been a champion of independent watchmaking, celebrating individuality, craftsmanship, and creative freedom. In the past, the Limited Edition collaborations included watches made with Armin Strom, Vianney Halter, Kudoke, Garrick, and many other independents. To mark its 10th anniversary, the UK-based retailer has […]