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Hodinkee Visits the James Bond Exhibit At the NAWCC Museum

September 29th, 2010 1 comment

Ben popped over to the NAWCC Museum in Columbia, PA to see the new James Bond watch exhibit featuring, among other things, Ian Fleming’s own Rolex.
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The Boss Wearing Bell & Ross

September 23rd, 2010 1 comment

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HourTime Episode 37 – Everything Old Is New Again

September 16th, 2010 1 comment
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Own A Bugatti Veyron? Then You Can Probably Afford A Bugatti Watch Winder

September 13th, 2010 1 comment

So you’ve got a few manual wind watches, and you’re looking for a very distinctive watch winder to put them in. Well, Bugatti and Origin Times has the solution for you. Fair warning though, it’s going to cost you.

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Make Your Own iWatch

September 10th, 2010 2 comments


I wanted to make an iWatch but I didn’t really feel the need to buy another Nano. That said, if you want to try your hand at iWatchery, hop over to GnomonWatches or even eBay and just look for a “Bond” strap in the style you like.
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The Ferrofluids Concept Watch

September 10th, 2010 No comments

Ferrowatch from zaouaikarim on Vimeo.

The Montre Ferrofluide is a concept watch that uses ferrofluids – a suspension of magnetic particles in liquid – to create the watch face. When not activated, the face is just a pool of liquid… but then the magic happens.

Don’t expect this to pop up at your local Macy’s jewelry counter. While feasible, I suspect the energy required may be a bit high.

via Hodinkee

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HourTime Episode 36 – Hublot, The Swiss, And Eating the Rich

September 10th, 2010 1 comment


This week we talk about Ariel’s trip to Switzerland and how it’s a good idea to eat the rich.

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Vostok: The Video

September 10th, 2010 No comments

What do you get when you put swelling strings, adventure travel, and sped up images of men in lab coats together? Marketing gold for an otherwise unassuming watch brand.
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The iPod Nano Watch: Fashion Win Or Fashion Fail?

September 10th, 2010 1 comment

You knew someone was going to do it, it was just a question of time. The real question is, does the iPod Nano actually work as a wristwatch? Well, that depends on your definition of “works”.
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Video shows what happens when someone collects too many Heuer watches

September 8th, 2010 1 comment

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Seiko Shows World’s First Active Matrix E-Ink Watch

September 8th, 2010 No comments

We first blogged about it back in April this year, and now it’s here: the world’s first world’s first watch with an active matrix e-ink system. Developed by Seiko, the “Active Matrix EPD” watch [PDF] crams a total of 72,000 pixels into a 2x3cm display.

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Retro-tastic video from Hamilton shows how mechanical watches work

September 7th, 2010 No comments

Just a little something from the vault:

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