Today on the podcast I'm thrilled to have two legendary collectors and dealers join me, Eric Ku and Justin Gruenberg. Of course, Eric is no stranger to Hodinkee, having appeared on the site, Talking Watches, and this podcast. He got his start as a vintage watch dealer, soon founding 10Past10 back in 2005. Most recently, he co-founded the online auction site Loupe This in 2021. He's since become known for his expertise in Rolex, Cartier, and pretty much all things vintage. Eric's Loupe This...

In today's episode, I tapped our style editor Malaika Crawford, client advisor Rich Fordon, and video producer Jonathan McWhorter on for a Q&A. Some of the questions we take on: What other brands should release a Cartier Privé-style collection that taps into its heritage, and which brands should not; Our thoughts on the TAG Heuer x KITH Formula 1; Whether brands and stylists have ruined watch spotting at red carpet events like the Met Gala; Finally, Since Rich was on his way to Geneva for...

This week, we're back talking auction action ahead of the upcoming Geneva spring auction season. To do so, we've invited two of our biggest auction lovers – Hodinkee founder Ben Clymer and editor/photographer extraordinaire Mark Kauzlarich – to talk about what they're watching in the upcoming weeks.

Hodinkee editors choose their favorite watches of the 21st century, so far.

It’s our last day at Watches & Wonders in Geneva, so we’re recapping everything we saw. We talk about the best watches we saw all week, the best watches under $10,000, drop some of our spiciest takes, and then all of us – all seven of us – pick one watch we saw that we’d purchase, money no object. Thanks to Lucid Motors for sponsoring this week’s live recordings of Hodinkee Radio from Geneva. To learn more about the Lucid visit: https://lucidmotors.com/ Check out the full story here:...

Three days into the show and we’re all a bit slap happy and talking about some of our favorite novelties from Hermès, Cartier, Oris, Chopard, and Parmigiani. We also talk a bit about the general mood of the show, which we’ll discuss more on our final show tomorrow. But first, we talk about: Hermès’ new ladies’ watch and whether it’s actually a ladies’ watch; Oris’ new Aquis and why the lack of any mega releases might actually be the best thing for the Swiss watch industry; and we finish with...

On day two, we talk about all of the watches we went hands on with during appointments with Cartier, TAG Heuer, Grand Seiko, IWC, Lange – and even the world’s new most complicated watch from Vacheron Constantin. Thanks to Lucid Motors for sponsoring this week’s live recordings of Hodinkee Radio from Geneva. Thanks to Lucid Motors for sponsoring this week’s live recordings of Hodinkee Radio from Geneva. To learn more about the Lucid visit: https://lucidmotors.com/ Check out the full story...

In our first episode from Geneva, Ben, Danny, and Malaika join me to discuss new releases from Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Tudor. GMTs headline the novelties from Rolex and Tudor. Rolex has brought its black-and-grey bezel to a steel GMT, while Tudor gave what so many have asked for – a Black Bay 58 GMT. We also talk about what it means that it’s a slower year for Rolex, that Tudor is becoming the Black Bay brand, and the new complicated stuff from Patek. We start it all off by chatting about...

It's Wednesday, which means it's another episode of Hodinkee Radio, and this week, it's a big one: We're kicking off our Watches & Wonders coverage! On April 9, Watches & Wonders begins in Switzerland. I'll be heading to Geneva with a bunch of my colleagues to attend the annual trade show, now the biggest for the Swiss watch industry. Alongside the big show are a number of other shows scattered throughout Geneva – in all, more than 150 brands will be exhibiting in the city. It's one...

This week, James and Danny join the show to talk about GMTs. The past few years have seen an increase in the popularity of the travel watch. It feels like hardly a week goes by without an exciting, often affordable, new GMT. So today, we're talking about the wide world of everyone's favorite travel complication. In part kick-started by the 2018 release of Tudor's Black Bay GMT, fans of travel watches have witnessed a mounting of arms. This was spurred even further by the 2022 introduction of...

My guest today is Johnathan Ferrer, the founder of boutique brand Brew Watches. He founded Brew nine years ago after studying industrial design and short stints with other brands. Brew was inspired by his days spent sitting in coffee shops, working and designing—not just the coffee, but the culture of unwinding and relaxing. But I'll be honest, that's not what attracted me to Brew. It's the retro but totally modern vibe he's managed to capture in all of his designs, most recently in the...

This week I'm joined by Ben Clymer and client advisor Rich Fordon. We cover a range of topics, but our main discussion is about underappreciated high-end watch brands. Using Laurent Ferrier as something of a case study, we discuss why an important watchmaker might not be recognized as such by the market, what went wrong, and what can be done to change a brand's perception. Before that, we offer quick takes on some of the biggest news of the last week: We talk about Audemars Piguet's slate of...

This week, I'm joined by Danny Milton and Malaika Crawford, and we're talking proportions: What watch brands get right, what they get wrong, and what we want to see more of. We start with Malaika's recent article, "The Plea For Proportionality," but quickly jump into recent releases from Vacheron Constantin, Tudor, and a whole lot more. While some of these smaller and mid-sized releases have garnered headlines, at large, average watch sizes haven't gotten much smaller, though options have...

This week, I'm joined by Danny Milton, James Stacey, and Mark Kauzlarich. We're bringing back an old school format that's a lot of fun: The Fantasy Watch Draft. Like fantasy football, but for watch nerds. Each of us builds a five watch collection in each of the following categories: Sports, dress, complication, indie, and budget (under $1,000). Head to Hodinkee.com

Ben Clymer and Malaika Crawford join to discuss how our tastes have changed before picking our surprise favorites from Sir Elton's eclectic collection.

For the first time, the Breitling CEO discusses the Universal Genève Acquisition; then, we look back at his tenure at Breitling so far. This week, Breitling CEO Georges Kern joins Ben and Tony for a chat. Kern has been in the watch industry for over 30 years and has led several large Swiss brands. He joined Richemont in 2000 and played a key role in integrating A. Lange & Söhne, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and IWC after the trio of brands was acquired. He became the conglomerate's youngest CEO...

In our pilot episode return, we have thoughts on Breitling's acquisition of Universal Geneve, Blancpain x Swatch, and more. Then, we give out some collecting advice. Hodinkee Radio is back! After our 10-episode run of "Ben Clymer Presents," we're happy to be bringing Hodinkee Radio back to a weekly show. Plan to catch a new episode here or in your podcast player of choice every Wednesday. Hodinkee Radio will be hosted by me, Tony. Each week, I'll be joined by a couple of fellow editors to...

Bremont's new CEO talks about his plans to 'relaunch' the British brand, the opportunities it has, and his 20-plus years in the watch industry.

We sit down with the pro golfer to chat about handicaps, his remarkable watch history, playing with blades, and some deep cuts from Patek Philippe.

The ins and outs of vintage Patek Philippe including dream references, peak values, and sleeper hits.