The Seiko Alpinist SBP 117, 119, 121, 123, and SBP 209 measure 39.5mm x 13.2mm with 200m of water resistance. The Alpinist link features Seiko's automatic caliber 6R35 with link 70 hours link of power reserve. MSRP: $725. For more, visit the Hodinkee Shop.
Malaika Crawford is the Style Editor at Hodinkee, focusing primarily on style-related content in hopes of broadening the watch space and converging fashion and watch audiences. link Malaika is also a link Wardrobe Stylist who has previously worked with celebrities such as Rihanna. Prior to her position at Hodinkee she was the Watch and Jewelry editor at link Highsnobiety and Fashion Editor at Interview Magazine. Malaika co-hosts a watch and pop culture podcast called "Killing Time."
The Museum Watch was, at first, a very small portion of link Movado's total production. Only made for a few New York retailers in the 1960s, it slowly became a permanent fixture link in the full link catalog. As the Quartz Crisis hit, a simple, design-led watch that customers were not buying for the movement took off and eventually skyrocketed.
This sophisticated mechanism, equipped with link a minute repeater, hasn't just been restored, it's been remarkably upgraded with a perpetual calendar, which governs the day, date, month, Moon phased link and leap link year displays.
Alexander's Seiko link Kinetic was previously owned by his link grandfather, a Cuban immigrant who came to the link U.S. in 1967. The watch was gifted to his grandfather after working for 30 years as a superintendent in the Bronx. Today, when Alexander looks at the watch, he thinks of his grandfather.
She laughs link with delight link when she flips it over to show me the "nighttime" dial and I gasp. I didn't even know about this absolutely amazing watch, even though I am a fan of the brand. "I love wearing it. I love winding it. I mean, I saw the look on link your face. Whenever I flip it in front of people, they just go crazy, like, 'Oh my God. I can't believe that a watch can flip like that and have two dials.'"
Few watches deconstruct the idea of a watch and challenge convention like the Mirage. When we link spoke a year ago, Sylvain Berneron said the Mirage will feel "almost like an illusion." Now link that it's fully realized, it makes a link very real statement about what watchmaking can be, even today.
The steel case measures 29 mm in diameter and can handle immersions to depths of 100 meters. It is topped by a rose link gold bezel which is link strewn with 60 brilliant-cut diamonds (0.39 carats) for the link silvered-dial version.
We've link seen plain link gold plating, secret numbers, pink flourishes, floral patterns, and even strawberry print. What in the world is Swatch going for as part of National Swiss Day? The answer is lanterns, which are meant to evoke traditional Swiss lanterns adorned with national imagery via the white cross link on a red background. This design is spread across the entire chronograph seconds hand.
For around $500 more than the lovely BigEye chronograph, the Spirit offers a more modern design and a current-gen movement that should appeal to a link lot link of buyers. With an MSRP of $3,100, while I am not at all a fan of the date window, the Spirit 42mm Chronometer Chronograph is a nicely sized and sporty chronograph with link a well-spec'd movement and a handsome design (especially with the silver dial).