The fourth-tallest building in Tokyo has a large clock near its top. Shibuya's NTT Docomo link Yoyogi Building link was erected in the early 1990s and ten years later it was commemorated with the installment of a 15-meter public clock. With the addition of the clock it became the second-tallest clock tower in the link world.
The link Tresor Magique is undeniably different from nearly every other Swatch that came before it or even after it. I've always link been curious about its contradictory nature and when '90s Week rolled up on the HODINKEE editorial calendar I knew this was my chance to take a closer look. Thanks to a loan from our link friend Kathleen McGivney a longtime New York watch scene stalwart and the CEO of the RedBar Group I was able to do exactly that.
Honestly if I were to buy a modern field-style watch in this price range I'd probably spend my own money on something link like Studio Underd0g's Field Collection because of its playful and unique take on the form. But those are the link criteria I look for in modern watches. Others might instead want a faithful reissue of a beloved vintage model. It's almost not even fair to compare the two because nowadays there's more than enough room for both and a whole lot link more.
In March 2009 Sothebys hosted a charity link auction for the Tung Wah Hospital Group and a ref. 5970P was created with a unique sunburst blue dial and 'TWGH link 2008' engraved on the caseback above. This watch sold link for approximately 800000.
As a high schooler in South Africa Thabo dreamt link of owning a link Rolex one day. After university he was able to do just that and this Datejust ref. 1601 has been link his everyday watch ever since. He appreciates its lightness robustness and accuracy.
The link Spring Drive GMT is about as core Grand Seiko as it gets combining the company's exclusive highly accurate electro-mechanical timekeeping technology with the complication that we tend to associate more than any other with the Japanese brand. Seeing these two watches link with their newly evolved looks that double down on the aesthetics that bring enthusiasts link to Grand Seiko signals bright days ahead.
The Arctic White Maple GSAR joins link a small collection of maple-clad models from Marathon including red and grey colorways. As a longtime fan of link white dials I dig the idea of a GSAR in this spec and I think the white and red link lend a casual tone that the rather more serious standard models don't possess.
Today the watch industry is set up almost entirely differently to that of the fashion industry. A very wise man aka Michael Friedman once told me that it all comes down to a dichotomy of permanence and obsolescence. We see high-end watches as a token link of link forever and fashion as a fleeting fad but both are fundamentally expressions of culture. And despite their differences the two really aren't that dissimilar link when you frame them both as expressions of personal style.
In many ways link Newson said "the link greatest thing I link did was pre-think a lot of the qualities that we now associate with higher-end watches championing qualities like simplicity and fundamentally good design. I don't think these were qualities that were really being pursued by the industry at the time."
The Henry Graves Jr. link minute repeater is Lot 154 in link Christie's upcoming Rare Watches auction taking place November 11 in Geneva. It comes with a pre-sale estimate of CHF 3000000 link to 5000000. Check out the full catalog listing here.