A couple of weeks ago, Ben Clymer shared his vision for the future of Hodinkee, outlining our renewed focus on what made us who we are: exceptional, in-depth watch content. As part of this shift, we’re stepping back from our extensive commerce operations. While we will still offer exclusive Limited Editions and Hodinkee Insurance, day-to-day…

Inspired by the historic 1960 expedition to the bottom of the Mariana Trench made by Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh aboard the Bathyscaphe Trieste, the Spinnaker Piccard is the brand’s deepest-diving collection of watches, and for its latest release of 2024, Spinnaker has expanded the Piccard series with a skeletonized version of this ultra-burly model.…

Part Swinging Sixties, part Groovy Seventies, part Decadent Eighties, and entirely on-trend right now in 2024, the new Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse ref. 5738/1R-001 watch launched at this year’s Watches & Wonders marked the return of a very fancy bracelet to the collection. That’s the beauty of the seemingly simple Golden Ellipse watch — it’s…

Ask any racing driver or motorsports fan what the most challenging race circuit in the world is, and you’ll likely hear the same answer repeated over and over again: the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife. Nicknamed “The Green Hell” for its strenuous, often dangerous reputation, the circuit (along with the smaller, more modern Nürburgring GP Circuit at…

The Manchester Watch Show, a highly anticipated event for watch enthusiasts and collectors, is set to take place on Saturday, November 9th, 2024, at the Hallé St. Peter’s. With its vibrant history and iconic architecture, Manchester provides the perfect backdrop for an event promising to showcase some of the best British watch brands. It’s the…

We are back with another series of Fratelli Favorites. After a few more accessible price points, we are now looking at the best watches under €10K — or, at least, our favorites under €10K since this will always be highly subjective. As is often the case, I get the honor of kicking things off, leaving…

As a brand, Grand Seiko doesn’t exactly skimp on annual new releases. Of course, many of the latest watches are dial variants, so we take extra notice when a completely new model debuts. The titanium SLGW003 “Birch Bark” was introduced earlier this year, and now we’ve had the chance to put it through its paces.…

When it comes to classic maritime style, few complications are as evocative (or as specialized) as a tide indicator. The ability to chart high and low tide at the press of a pusher is a useful functionality, but the colorful, intricate graphical treatments of tide indicators are often just as effective as their functionality. The…