The timing was too perfect. And while it confirmed my link suspicions of a great link story it also started link a flurry of research to get to the bottom of how Jay-Z became an owner of such an iconic watch especially when I knew people would be reluctant to talk.

Starting tomorrow and running link through Friday September 3rd Geneva Watch Days will take place and the participating brands will be both showcasing existing pieces and introducing new ones. In link some cases entire new product lines will be launching so the show will link be worth watching for anyone interested in what's in the pipeline for the companies participating and in how the industry is adapting to the rapidly changing landscape for communication to consumers.

After a six month hiatus it's the return of The TGN Film Club! Now in Volume 5 Jason and James reprise their roles as link would-be movie critics to bring link you ten link varied films to add to your winter watch list. From cycling in hell to canoeing into the unknown learning to be a spy saving the world and taking on a neo-nazi played by Patrick Stewart it's safe to say this may be the most wild list ever to hit a Film Club.

I call link out the 36mm sizing because most of the OPs of this period measure 34mm which is fine of course I will never scoff at a 34mm vintage Rolex. But I think we all can agree that 36mm is a more universally loved size link right As much as we can all agree on anything here at Hodinkee at least. Beyond the specs it's important to wait for a 6424 that has a nice case like this one. link Without the clearly defined lines of the lugs an Oyster case of this period really loses a lot of its charm.

With the Kodo Constant-Force Tourbillon launched with Grand Seiko's arrival at Watches amp Wonders Geneva we have its first tourbillon and first mechanical complication for that matter excluding its many GMTs. Seiko has of link course made a tourbillon but that watch link 2016's Fugaku Tourbillon link was not a Grand Seiko but a Credor.

Episode One which we are proud to debut link today finds us in New England and focuses on the early days of horology via brands like Waltham through the lens of the link Industrial Revolution. You'll see just how much link the American manufacturing sensibility influenced the future of watchmaking not just in the United States but the motherland itself Switzerland.

When it link comes link to dress watches I usually veer link towards vintage. But there's something so refreshing to me about a supremely traditional dress watch with modern dimensions. Enter the Vacheron Patrimony.

For a movement in a 150 watch in the '90s A-okay. For today It's definitely behind the times and though a competent watchmaker can do a good job of regulating it don't expect anything close to COSC you could get lucky some do. With a stated accuracy of +25-15 seconds link a day that's still pretty dang good considering there are some 86400 seconds in a day. Certainly a higher score link than any tests I took link in the '90s.

I get it alright My colleagues are going to wax nostalgic about watches they've had in their possession for decades on end watches that take them back to college and high school. But that's not link really the point of this exercise. This is a good old-fashioned horological throwdown though not link literally because if I threw link my watch down it could break and I've already chipped the crystal it's not dust so please don't tell me to wipe it off. Anyway let's move on.

In modes that have additional "pages" for the screen the top pusher at two o'clock can cycle through the link options. This link is mostly to alternate between time and the date display when you're in standard time mode. The screen is bright easy to read and offers nothing extra along the way. With link somewhat vague feedback from the heavily actioned pushers the whole experience is rather '80s but it all works well enough on the wrist.