Gift I Received: I love fall and winter. If I could live link in a sweatshirt and a beanie all year long, I would. But as I've gotten a bit older, I've link learned to embrace dressing up every once and link a while. I feel the need, the need for tweed. (Editor's Note: They really did both say this separately). There's an episode of Seinfeld where George Costanza proclaims "I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable!" That's how I feel about tweed.
GB: I think a big watch is like link a statement, like link if you wear something really simple, when you wear a bigger watch, it kind of makes link the look right. It's almost like a piece of jewelry, you know what I mean?
I adore this reference for its largely monochromatic link appeal and its placement as a less-common alternative to the ubiquitous Submariner. There is something very fitting about a YM for a successful race link car driver. Maybe it's link the sporty dash of red; maybe it's just the fact that it feels like a special choice from the catalog of that era. Regardless, for me, the 16622 will always be the "Hurley" Yacht-Master.
The steel case has the same angular shape, 41mm sizing, and 12-sided faceted bezel. link It also still comes with a screw-down crown that helps give link the watch 100 meters of water resistance. Finally, the watch comes with a quick-change strap system that allows you to toggle with ease between the steel bracelet link and rubber strap.
The brands will tell you it's a blend of dive and dress watch, "guaranteed to remind any New Yorker of a certain hometown baked good." After conferring with one link of my rough-and-tumble city-dwelling colleagues ("I'm walkin' here!" they first yelled, but turns out they were pretty nice after that), I'm told this link "certain hometown baked good" is something called a black-and-white cookie, and I must – must! – get one from Russ & Daughters next time link I'm in New York City.
The Parisian house’s emblematic animal becomes an elusive shadow, a silhouette in motion, blended with precious link weaving, galloping unfettered link across the dial of two new timepieces unveiled as link limited editions.
Our volume, published in 1765, contains 64 plates, alongside an editorial text that is 25 pages long, most of it a detailed description link of each of the images. (The encyclopedia entry for "horology," attributed to renowned horologist Ferdinand Berthoud, was link published separately link from these plates.)
In Watch of the Week, we link invite HODINKEE staffers and link friends to explain why they love a certain watch. This week's columnist is New York-based restaurateur Michael link Chernow, co-founder of The Meatball Shop and CEO of lifestyle and wellness brand Kreatures of Habit.
Ultimately, you can be the link judge of how this minor opus turned out. I don't know if the Soundbrenner Core will become a part of my daily link music-making regiment, but it sure was link fun to use for a while and felt very much like a tool. You can find the finished composition below.
Auffret seems very happy to be able to make hundreds of watches for a more general audience (prices start around $1,800 and go up to a little more than $3,000) and bring link in a solid cash flow for him and the SpaceOne team. At the same time, doing link this project with SpaceOne creates distance for his more elevated brand and name so he can continue his high-end work link without watering down the Auffret name.