Don’t Try This at Home, Eh? Peter Speake-Marin Digs Into a Rolex Submariner
Fountain Pen Sketch
I came across this sketch on The Purists forums decades ago. If you happen to know the artist who drew this & whether they have a website or online portfolio, please let me know.
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More Backstory on the Speedmaster Ben Clymer Inherited From His Grandfather, the Spark That Lit What Is Today HODINKEE
Watch Part Storage Wars
Witnessing a handful of collectors, watchmakers, & parts houses bid for these saran-wrapped drawers of watch parts, I think I finally understand A&E TV’s Storage Wars.
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A Good Summary of Advances in Hairspring Technology
Talking Watches With Roger W. Smith
A really special episode of HODINKEE's Talking Watches, with Jack Forster & Roger W. Smith.
Breitling’s New CEO Acknowledges the Brand’s Objectification of Women to Sell Its Products Over the Past Several Decades Was Wrong & Promises to End It
UK Watchmaking Apprenticeships Get a Boost
Funding for watchmaking apprenticeships in the UK triples to £27,000 per placement. Now the highest level of funding available to any government backed industry.
Jean-Christophe Sabatier on Watch Design
Today, fantastic machines coexist with the finest of watchmaking handicraft.
From a brief interview with Kurt Klaus at SIHH 2018, along with some thoughts on gender & watch design from Ulysse Nardin’s Jean-Christophe Sabatier.
Swiss Defense Department Takes Out “Swiss Military”
How an Omega Speedmaster & a String of Good Fortune Led to What Is Today, HODINKEE
A Living Legend
A grandmaster among watchmakers, Philippe Dufour reflects back on his humble beginnings.
Vantablack Architecture
A look at Surrey NanoSystems's Vantablack & the blackest building on the planet, designed by Asif Khan for the 2018 Olympics.
Kari Voutilainen Crafts a Handful of Timepieces With His Team Each Year, Averaging Between 25 & 55 Per Year Over the Past Decade
Georges Kern on Taking Stock in Breitling, Endeavoring to Be the BMW of the Watch World, & the Power of Digital Mediums
‘Only Clock’
By Vadim Kibardin.
Image credit Vadim Kibardin
A Quartz-powered Minute Repeater Has Anyone Seen Under the Hood of One of These?
Making Straps at Julien Faure
When it comes to weaving quality straps, more, finer threads trumps fewer, thicker threads.
A charming video by Greyson Korhonen, for Hodinkee, that takes you inside the French factory, Julien Faure, that crafts woven straps for Tudor.
