Thursday, Nov 6 2008
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Swiss Watch Magazine ‘Montres Passion’ Crowns Two Piaget Watches As Watches Of the Year
It is nice to have your tastes validated, especially by people with such legendary priss a Swiss watch magazines. The magazine Montres Passion once again released the results of their annual Watch of the Year Award (2008) giving actual trophy awards to several watches in a …
1957 Speedmaster Broad Arrow Big Ball - The Coolest Speedmaster Ever?
< 5b4 span style="font-size: 120%;">The Speedmaster is a watch we've talked about at lengths. But, there is one version of the Speedmaster that excites us the most, even more than the pre-moon versions, the moon versions, and even the gold versions. What are we talking …
Sad news to report, the loss of an innovator...
Sad news to report on the loss of an innovator...I received a query in my email early this morning asking about dealers for Ventura watches. I immediately went to Ventura's watch site and found it was no longer active. So I sent an email to recent Ventura V-Matic Loga …
Review Of The Casio Riseman GW-9200 Watch On WatchReport.com
The Casio Riseman GW-9200 is a bit tricky to review, mostly because Christian already wrote a pretty complete post about it already. It's also a bit of a hybrid watch, something of a merger between the worlds of the G-Shock and Pathfinder lines. I'll dive into feature lists …
A Gerald Genta Design: 1966 Omega Constellation
Because we showed some love to a man by the name of Gerald Genta yesterday, we thought today we would feature one of his designs. What we have found is a 1966 Omega Constellation Pie Pan dial. The Constellation, which we would equate to the Rolex's Datejust, is somewhere in …
Meet Gerald Genta, The Man Who Shaped Modern Watch Design
From time to time, we at Hodinkee like to take a break from bringing you the most amazing watches in the world, and instead drop a little knowledge on you. Today we are going to be talking about a man of mythical proportions in the world of horological design, a man by the …
Audemars Piguet opens a bucket of WTF with the Royal Oak Offshore Survivor Chrono
The Royal Oak from Audemars Piguet line, essentially a water resistant line of yachting watches, is famous for being the first steel luxury watch ever made. It’s a beautiful pieces, looks great on men and women, and is potentially affordable used. However, in order to …
