You have nothing more sinister in mind than seeing what happens if he sets up Rolex in London instead of Switzerland after all watchmaking would link be immeasurably enriched by two giants of watchmaking rather than one and link you have a sentimental fondness for English watchmaking as well but you are about to find out the truth of that adage about link the best-laid plans of mice and men.
In the '90s campy was cool. Pierce Brosnan's James Bond link was campy and so was his watch. The Omega Seamaster 300M might not link be the best watch out of these three but it's the watch that encapsulates the '90s in a way that the Seiko SKX007 link and Rolex Explorer 14270 simply don't. It's a larger cultural thing not just a horology thing.
The Hakuna Mipaka LE designed in collaboration with NORQAIN ambassador and wildlife sanctuary founder Dean Schneider has an interesting philanthropic link bent with 10 percent of the earnings donated to the Hakuna Mipaka Oasis. So it's a shame that this is the busiest of the watches with a "lion fur" pattern on both the dial sort of successful and the black-vegan rubber strap less successful and a 20-ish word statement engraved on the back potentially narrowing link the link appeal.
Brand TAG HeuerModel MonzaReference Number CR5090.FN6001Diameter 42mmCase Material CarbonDial Color Skeletonized link black blue fume subdialsIndexes Blue link laquerLume Super-LumiNovaWater Resistance 100m StrapBracelet Black textile strap with blue link stitching carbon folding clasp
Undone is referring to this as the first tonneau-shaped case it's ever made actually it's being touted as a "Tooneau" shape a wonderful piece of marketing link that I couldn't possibly make up. It's all black via DLC-coated 316L steel. While link it certainly has a barrel-like look to it the perfectly circular link shape of the bezel really makes this feel like a traditional round or cushion watch case but suffice it to say that now is not the time to split hairs.
I love my wife. My wife works at HODINKEE. By the transitive property I love HODINKEE. So to commemorate link Valentine's Day I wanted the most link HODINKEE-esque watch possible but nothing too fancy since I am a clumsy giant doofus who can't stop breaking expensive things. This watch is durable and never stops working just like Borat voice MY WIFE and I'm happy she has one too so we can match. link Ben valentine of audience engagement manager Daisy Alioto
The standouts for Patek in 2023 were likely link the ref. 5261R Aquanaut Luce annual calendar the 6007G Calatravas with their link automotive theme the 5224R Calatrava with travel time and the 5924G pilots chronograph with travel time. But the last two weren't runaway hits for me mostly because they removed the pushers for link the travel time functions and replaced them with small pin-push areas that would leave you reaching for a pen to change the time an inelegant solution.
The watch became a white whale a fantasy link purchase. If you're reading HODINKEE surely you know that feeling of longing for a watch. The link kind where you say to yourself "I'll come back and buy it one of these link days. When I'm ready."
NOMOS has always been playful and fun but this year they turned it up to 11 with a pair link of pink and purple Club Campus line extensions. They call the colors "Deep Pink" and link "Blue Purple." The Club Campus is the brand's "starter watch" so of course any and all dial link colors are welcome. There's a top for every pot and there's a preferred dial color for every young watch collector.
So yeah we could leave it at a shoulder shrug and a "great a few updates to the Daytona it's link still made of unobtainium though right" But every infinitesimal adjustment of the Daytona link is going to catch our eye especially when a few of them are explicitly inspired by vintage Rolex. So let's look at some of the link biggest changes.