For this episode, James is hosting and is joined by Malaika and TanTan to chat about the last year in watches. After a quick sidebar about the competition between the English supper and Thanksgiving dinner, the trio gets into the trends, major releases, and favorite moments from 2024. From the "mini" trend, solid additions from Omega, Lange, Hermes…

We're back with another episode of Hodinkee Radio. In addition to the podcast feed, each episode also has video, so swing by Hodinkee's YouTube channel (or watch below). Only want the audio? It's being published to the same old Hodinkee Radio feed, so check your feeds or subscribe wherever you find podcasts (try Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, o…

Pierre Biver of J.C. Biver, Jasper Lijfering of Amsterdam Vintage Watches, and Erik Gustafson of Hairspring Watches join me in three separate conversations to provide a holistic overview of stone dials. Over the past few years, stone dials have seemingly popped up everywhere. More modern brands are making them. At the same time, vintage examples ha…

For this special episode, we're joined by Andres Nicholls. Andres is a dedicated collector of all things Porsche and Porsche Design. Andres' passion for the brand runs deep – he bought his first Porsche Design Chronograph 1 way back in 2000. As a trained designer and architect, he also brings a different perspective to the way in which Porsche Desi…

There's no one quite like Max Büsser in the watch world. Each of his creations is so innovative, unique, and cutting edge, but also all clearly from the same mind, challenging conventions of watchmaking. Büsser got his start in watches working with Jaeger-LeCoultre during the rebirth of traditional watchmaking in the 1990s. From there, he joined Ha…

For this special episode, we're joined by Drew Peterson. Drew is a dedicated collector of the Porsche Design Chronograph 1, so he brought a portion of his collection to the Hodinkee office to chat with James Stacey. He takes us through the history and the evolution of the Chronograph 1, introduced in 1972. From Valjoux and Lemania calibers to the m…

The movement maker's Director of Innovation and Marketing discusses collecting chronographs, Sellita, what the Swiss watch industry can do better, and his new brand Albishorn. Show Notes 1:46: Chronographs for Collectors 4:30: In-Depth: Swatch Group Battles With COMCO Over ETA Movement Sales (2020) 12:40: Hands-On: The Angelus U10 Tourbillon Lumièr…

We're back in the swing of things after an end-of-summer break from Hodinkee Radio. This week, James and Malaika join the show. We discuss some of our favorite recent releases from Zenith, Tudor, Hamilton, Chanel, and more. Then, we get into Malaika's recent in-depth article on Tiffany & Co.'s "untapped watchmaking potential." We explore the Americ…

It's almost the end of summer, so today I've got Mark Kauzlarich and our new editor TanTan Wang on to talk about some of the biggest news of the past couple of months. While the watch world mostly slows down in July and August, news and releases have still been trickling out. So we're going to highlight a few of our favorite releases from Tudor, Lo…

Today's guest is a true legend. Fred Savage is an actor, producer, and director, best known for his roles in front of the camera in The Wonder Years and The Princess Bride after getting his big break in a commercial for Pac-Man Children's Chewable Multi-Vitamin. He's also a watch collector who I've seen get excited about vintage Gallet, Patek, and …

Our guest today is James Lamdin, co-founder of Analog Shift. After careers in outdoor equipment and cars, James started vintage dealer Analog Shift in 2012. A long-time watch collector, James turned his passion for vintage watches into a new resource for collectors and enthusiasts. You might know Analog Shift for its detailed watch descriptions, of…

Today's guest is gentleman dealer Eric Wind of Wind Vintage. Eric was one of the earliest contributors to Hodinkee, writing his first article about the Universal Geneve Polerouter way back in 2010. Over the years, he published the weekly "Bring A Loupe" column and you probably also recognize him from his multiple Reference Points appearances – Spee…

Today, we're chatting watches with our guest, watch journalist Blake Buettner. Blake's a veteran of watch media, having first contributed to Hodinkee in 2010. After that, he went on to work with StockX before becoming the Managing Editor of Worn & Wound. Nowawadays, you can find his writing in places like the Robb Report as well as his own project,…

Today's episode is coming at you in two parts. In the first part, Jeff Hilliard, our director of Limited Editions, joins Ben and me to chat about limited editions and Hodinkee's recent collaboration with Porsche Design, a take on the original Chronograph 1. Founded by F.A. Porsche in 1972, Porsche Design has made a number of contributions to watche…

Today: the vintage Patek Philippe Calatrava episode. Introduced in 1932, though it wouldn't be called the "Calatrava" until years later, the Patek Philippe Calatrava is perhaps the most iconic watch ever, laying the blueprint for the modern dress watch. It was also introduced at a pivotal time in the history of Patek Philippe, just after it had bee…

Our guest today is editor and writer Jay Fielden. Jay is a media industry vet, having spent time at The New Yorker, Vogue, and Men's Vogue, before becoming editor-in-chief of Town & Country. From there, he took the same position at Esquire from 2016 to 2019. He's also contributed to Hodinkee a few times over the years. We invited Jay on to talk mor…

My guests this week are Phil Toledano and Mike Nouveau. Phil is no stranger to Hodinkee, having been on Talking Watches and this podcast previously. He's an artist and photographer, bon vivant as well as a collector of all kinds of stuff, including watches. Most recently, he's the co-founder of Toledano & Chan, which just released its first watch, …

My guests this week are watchmaker Dr. Rebecca Struthers and Lewis Heath, founder of AnOrdain. The two are friends and collaborators, so it was fun to get them both together for a conversation about watchmaking in the U.K., what they're up to, and what's next. Lewis Heath founded AnOrdain in 2015. Since then, the Scottish brand has become known for…

My guest this week is Sylvain Berneron. Sylvain is a designer and the founder of one of the most exciting young watch brands. Before starting Berneron, Sylvain spent five years at Breitling, where he eventually became Chief Product Officer. There, he helped completely revamp and build a product portfolio after the brand’s acquisition. Before Breitl…

This week, we discuss a few new releases on our desks from VPC and Anoma which leads to a short discussion of the growing small-brand scene. We also jump into our thoughts on the new Audemars Piguet [Re]Master02. Finally, we talk about brand exhibits and spend some time chatting about a recent visit to the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva, and what …

In this week's episode, I'm running the three-man weave with Ben and James. I gave the guys a bit of homework before we recorded. Last month, Ben mentioned in his review of the Rolex "Le Mans" Daytona that maybe we should do "A Week On (An Owner's) Wrist" reviews every once in a while. Talking about – and reviewing – watches that we've recently acq…

Today on the podcast I'm thrilled to have two legendary collectors and dealers join me, Eric Ku and Justin Gruenberg. Of course, Eric is no stranger to Hodinkee, having appeared on the site, Talking Watches, and this podcast. He got his start as a vintage watch dealer, soon founding 10Past10 back in 2005. Most recently, he co-founded the online auc…

In today's episode, I tapped our style editor Malaika Crawford, client advisor Rich Fordon, and video producer Jonathan McWhorter on for a Q&A. Some of the questions we take on: What other brands should release a Cartier Privé-style collection that taps into its heritage, and which brands should not; Our thoughts on the TAG Heuer x KITH Formula 1; …

This week, we're back talking auction action ahead of the upcoming Geneva spring auction season. To do so, we've invited two of our biggest auction lovers – Hodinkee founder Ben Clymer and editor/photographer extraordinaire Mark Kauzlarich – to talk about what they're watching in the upcoming weeks. 2:20: Rough Diamonds 3:00: Monaco Legend Group Sp…

After Watches & Wonders, we're all a bit exhausted by new watch releases, so we decided it was time to do something fun: Another fantasy watch draft. And this time, we're tightening the parameters to get some more variety on the table. So I called up Danny, James, and Jonathan to build a four-watch collection with me. We're focused on our favorite …

It’s our last day at Watches & Wonders in Geneva, so we’re recapping everything we saw. We talk about the best watches we saw all week, the best watches under $10,000, drop some of our spiciest takes, and then all of us – all seven of us – pick one watch we saw that we’d purchase, money no object.Thanks to Lucid Motors for sponsoring this week’s li…

Three days into the show and we’re all a bit slap happy and talking about some of our favorite novelties from Hermès, Cartier, Oris, Chopard, and Parmigiani. We also talk a bit about the general mood of the show, which we’ll discuss more on our final show tomorrow. But first, we talk about: Hermès’ new ladies’ watch and whether it’s actually a ladi…

On day two, we talk about all of the watches we went hands on with during appointments with Cartier, TAG Heuer, Grand Seiko, IWC, Lange – and even the world’s new most complicated watch from Vacheron Constantin.Thanks to Lucid Motors for sponsoring this week’s live recordings of Hodinkee Radio from Geneva.Thanks to Lucid Motors for sponsoring this …

In our first episode from Geneva, Ben, Danny, and Malaika join me to discuss new releases from Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Tudor. GMTs headline the novelties from Rolex and Tudor. Rolex has brought its black-and-grey bezel to a steel GMT, while Tudor gave what so many have asked for – a Black Bay 58 GMT. We also talk about what it means that it’s a …

4:51: Audemars Piguet's New Watches Of 2024: From the Royal Oak To The Code 11.59, The Offshore, And More (Live Pics) 5:45: A Week On The Wrist: The Rolex Daytona Le Mans Ref. 126529LN 5:55: Hands-On: The A. Lange Odysseus Chronograph 9:12: Hands-On: The Newest Additions To The Rolex GMT-Master II Collection In Yellow Gold And Two-Tone (On Jubilee …

5:20: Morgan Gilbreath 7:10: LaViolette Foundation 11:45: A Week on the Wrist: Seiko SBP381 12:30: A Week on the Wrist: Tudor Black Bay GMT 16:57: Bulova's New Wilton GMT Is a Game Changer (the first watch to use the Miyota 9075) 17:42: Hands-On: Lorier Hydra III 18:25: Mido Ocean Star for Hodinkee Limited Edition 19:10: Longines Zulu Time Limited …

00:01: Accutronwatch.com 00:55: Fantasy Watch Draft 2024 7:45: One To Watch: Brew Watches 15:15: Movado Bold 23:30: Brew Watches' original Kickstarter 36:00: The Brew Retrograph 41:10: Hands-On: The Funk And Fun Of The Brew Metric 44:00: Brew Retromatic 44:30: Introducing: The Brew Metric Automatic 45:00: Timing an espresso shot in space 48:58: Joh…

00:01: Accutronwatch.com 1:53: It's Finally Here: Omega Announces A White Dial Speedmaster In Steel – Oh, And It's a Lacquer Dial 2:23: Omega Speedmaster in Canopus Gold 4:23: A Week On The Wrist: Omega Speedmaster in Moonshine Gold 6:04: Hands-On: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar John Mayer Limited Edition 6:42: What Does Audemars …

00:01: Accutronwatch.com 00:58: The Plea for Proportionality 3:55: How Hamilton Made A Watch For 'Dune Part: 2' And Turned It Into Two Illuminating Limited Editions 7:57: Elton John Shows Us That Vintage Chopard Is Worth A Revisit 9:57: Chopard Monte Carlo 10:08: Everything You Need To Know About The Early Chopard L.U.C Collection 10:15: Hands-On: …

Click HERE to vote for the fantasy draft winner! 00:01: Accutronwatch.com 4:05: Driver's Journal 5:01: Hodinkee Magazine Volume 1 6:14: Get the Picture 9:14: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Milspec for Hodinkee 10:57: Rolex 'Les Mans' Daytona 12:59: Rexhep Rexhepi Chronometre Contemporain II 14:28: 100 Years of the Cartier Tank Cintrèe, A Collected Man 15:…

00:01: Accutronwatch.com 00:44: Elton John's Cartier Crash, Leopard Daytona Lead Sale Of Music Legend's Eclectic Collection 1:35: Photo Report: Tripping The Snow Fantastic At F.A.T. Ice Race Aspen 1:55: Raúl Pagès Wins the First Louis Vuitton Watch Prize For Independent Creatives 2:35: Jean Arnault Talking Watches 3:25: One To Watch: Simon Brette 3…

00:01: Accutronwatch.com 1:00: It's Back! Universal Genève To Relaunch Under The Same Ownership As Breitling 5:24: A Week On The Wrist: The Universal Geneve Polerouter 7:02: Why I Bought Peter Fullerton's Universal Geneve Tri-Compax 12:48: Alpha Hands: Nina Rindt's Nina Rindt 17:20: Accutronwatch.com 19:12: Breitling Brings Heritage Design To A Rev…

00:01 Accutron DNA Casino Collection 6:30 Tony's Movado Ermeto 7:15 Omega Seamaster 300M Green Dial 9:30 James' AloneFire SV38 UV Flashlight 9:50 Longines Spirit Zulu Time for Hodinkee 10:45 Introducing: Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon 'Apollo 8' 15:40 Introducing: Omega Speedmaster Super Racing 19:30 Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty: The Oce…

For this final episode, Ben is joined by Davide Cerrato, the CEO of Bremont. Cerrato has had a long and successful career in the watch industry since starting at Panerai in 2004. He's probably best known for his tenure at Tudor, during which the brand relaunched in the United States and introduced the Black Bay line. But he's not all business; the …

For the 9th installment of Ben Clymer Presents, Ben sits down with pro golfer Keith Mitchell, who is known not only for his golfing ability but also for his sense of style and his deep love of watches. Ben and Keith dig into everything from Keith's training to his family history in watches and what he brought in a watch roll to the recording to spe…

Welcome to a new podcast series from Hodinkee called Ben Clymer Presents. Hosted by Hodinkee's own founder, Ben Clymer Presents offers a special chat between Ben and subject experts from the world of watches and, sometimes, elsewhere. It's a limited series that will run weekly for the next ten weeks, with new episodes every Wednesday in both video …

In this episode, Ben sits down with Hodinkee editors Mark Kauzlarich and Tony Traina. After a morning of previewing the New York watch auctions at Sotheby's and Phillips, the three chat about the state of the market and watch auctions before jumping into their thoughts on some of the watches they saw in New York. There's a discussion of vintage Pat…

Welcome to a new podcast series from Hodinkee called Ben Clymer Presents. Hosted by Hodinkee's own founder, Ben Clymer Presents offers a special chat between Ben and subject experts from the world of watches and, sometimes, elsewhere. It's a limited series that will run weekly for the next ten weeks, with new episodes every Wednesday in both video …

Welcome to a new podcast series from Hodinkee called Ben Clymer Presents. Hosted by Hodinkee's own founder, Ben Clymer Presents offers a special chat between Ben and subject experts from the world of watches and, sometimes, elsewhere. It's a limited series that will run weekly for the next ten weeks, with new episodes every Wednesday in both video …

Welcome to a new podcast series from Hodinkee called Ben Clymer Presents. Hosted by Hodinkee's own founder, Ben Clymer Presents offers a special chat between Ben and subject experts from the world of watches and, sometimes, elsewhere. It's a limited series that will run weekly for the next ten weeks, with new episodes every Wednesday in both video …

Welcome to a new limited podcast series from Hodinkee called Ben Clymer Presents. Hosted by Hodinkee's own founder, Ben Clymer Presents offers a special chat between Ben and subject experts from the world of watches and, sometimes, elsewhere. It's a limited series that will run weekly for the next ten weeks, with new episodes every Wednesday in bot…

Welcome to the first episode of a brand new limited podcast series from Hodinkee called Ben Clymer Presents. Hosted by Hodinkee's own founder, Ben Clymer Presents offers a special chat between Ben and subject experts from the world of watches and, sometimes, elsewhere. It's a limited series that will run weekly for the next ten weeks, with new epis…

Welcome to the first episode of a brand new limited podcast series from Hodinkee called Ben Clymer Presents. Hosted by Hodinkee's own founder, Ben Clymer Presents offers a special chat between Ben and special experts from the world of watches and, sometimes, elsewhere. It's a limited series that will run weekly for the next ten weeks, with new epis…

Welcome to the preview episode of a brand new limited podcast series from Hodinkee called Ben Clymer Presents. Hosted by Hodinkee's own founder, Ben Clymer Presents offers a special chat between Ben and a special expert from the world of watches and, sometimes, elsewhere. It's a limited series that will run weekly for the next ten weeks, with new e…

Episode 4 was delayed due to an evening event that Hodinkee hosted with Lucid Automotive in Geneva but I got Nora, Danny, and Tony on a mic before we parted ways after the show. We get into the recent goodies from Cartier, new Alpine Eagle and LUC models from Chopard, and a whole lot more. Show Notes: 00:38 Lucid Motors 2:40 Cartier Tank Privé Norm…