I started writing about watches on the domain www.hodinkee.com over 16 years ago. Since then, we’ve had a pretty good run. Actually, you know what, we’ve had a really, really good run. It has been a run that I never could’ve imagined, frankly, sitting in my fourth-floor walk-up on Spring Street when I first registered…

I started writing about watches on the domain www.hodinkee.com over 16 years ago. Since then, we’ve had a pretty good run. Actually, you know what, we’ve had a really, really good run. It has been a run that I never could’ve imagined, frankly, sitting in my fourth-floor walk-up on Spring Street when I first registered…

On February 5, 1971, the Lunar Module of Apollo 14 landed on the Moon with astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell on board. While Apollo astronauts were famously issued Omega Speedmaster Pros, Mitchell also decided to wear his Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675 during the mission. When Mitchell set foot on the Moon, he became just…

On April 6th, 1609, the Englishman Henry Hudson set sail from Texel with a Dutch ship called De Halve Maen (The Half Moon). He was sent on a mission to find a passage to the Indies via Nova Zembla. However, Hudson ignored his contract and decided to seek a structural passage. Via the Faroe Islands,…

Ah, finally, a Speedmaster that isn’t a MoonSwatch! The story behind the Omega Speedmaster Anniversary Series First Omega In Space watch is a cool one not because it was a NASA-certified instrument, but precisely because it predates all that and was simply the watch of choice of astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra. It is little wonder, then,…

I think sometimes it takes an outside eye to really push a brand to where it needs to be. There are brands that seem meander along, not failing or excelling, just doing their thing. I think Weiss Watch Company is one such brand. A champion of American-made watches — to the extent that one guy…

The idea of “going round in circles” is often used as a synonym for not achieving anything. This is because, when moving in circles, you keep returning to the same point where you started, having made an effort to advance without actually achieving anything. But when it comes to watches, this is not necessarily a…

Given that March LA.B was founded by a trio of individuals who reside across the world from each other in Los Angeles and Biarritz (hence the “LA.B” part of its name), a GMT watch has always seemed like a natural fit for the French brand’s catalog. However, while multi-timezone functionality has been notably absent from…