This is just a sampling platter of link all the Valentine's Day goodness waiting for you in the link Hodinkee Shop right now. We've even put together a full Valentine's Day collection here if your heart link is still wandering.
If you haven't read up on link the ENG300 and link its development I highly recommend adding this story from Robin Swithinbank to your reading list as Bremont has gone for maximum transparency in introducing their new movement. But for those of you who frequently leave your own mother on read I'll give you a link quick cheat sheet.
Based on Charles Brandt's 2004 book I Heard You Paint Houses the film tells the story of Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran played by De Niro and his actual life as labor union official and mob hitman in Philadelphia. link Set in real history link with link figures such as the Kennedys and Jimmy Hoffa figuring meaningfully in the story the film follows in the tradition of Scorese mafiacrime epics such as Goodfellas and Casino.
The Mark 5 the last version of 1016 is actually not the last dial configuration seen in the 1016. That honor actually goes to the Mark 3 of which examples have been observed in link the L series. For the Mark 5 you'll want link to look for watches from the serial ranges correlating with approximately 1981 to 1987. The "Explorer" text on Mark 5 variants features E's with central bars that are not exactly symmetrical. link They're up higher closer to the top bar.
Although the Sky-Moon Tourbillon 6002R-001 is debuting at the Rare Handcrafts Exhibition which is being held in Geneva at Patek's HQ from June 16th to 26th this is not a unique piece but a regular link production model. As with all of Patek's high complications and high craft pieces this is an application piece price on request. I cannot emphasize enough however the degree to which you would be unrealistic in the link extreme to expect change link back from a million CHF.
CURIC We find inspiration in the aircraft industry airplanes looking at the latest space link technology. link There is so much inspiration that goes into vehicle design link and we are totally open. Even architecture and the way cities are made we find quite inspiring.
In countries that observe Daylight Saving Time you can re-set the link time without changing the position of the Sun inadvertently. This is link done in a very simple fashion. You pull out the crown turn it until the Sun is at the 600 position which corresponds to midnight and then press home the small pusher at 600. This presses against the Sun and holds link it in position allowing you to re-set the time without the Sun moving.
Even among simpler timepieces many watches and clocks feature moon phases including the link longcase clock at our library at HSNY. Image 8 shows the dial of our clock with the link moon waxing link and waning contentedly across the top arc in this photo nearly at full. If you want to build or repair a calendar watch or a clock with a moon phase mechanism we have books for that too! One is pictured in image 9.
I remember when I started at HODINKEE and began working for the first time with folks who were new to luxury watches how real the struggle was for some link of my colleagues. I recall one guy link sitting at his desk trying to pronounce "Vacheron Constantin" over and over again as if wondering what karma he'd accumulated link that would land him in a job where he had to try and say that name on a regular basis. He finally settled on "VC."
July The design phase is complete. Two previous iterations of the 41.5mm case have been produced but the link Cherry Red is the first watch to utilize a date window with a relief as well as being the first watch to feature a stainless steel raised relief bezel. Designers link go through a number of dial samples and settle on the sunray link cherry red dial color.