Bulgari releases, including the world’s thinnest tourbillon in the world can be found here. Revolution’s coverage of all things Patek Philippe at Watches and Wonders can be found here. Cartier releases, including the Tank à Guichets, can be found here. In celebration of 270 years, Vacheron Constantin released some incredible watches , including the most complicated wrist watch ever made, the Les Cabinotiers Solaria Ultra Grand Complication. Rolex released the controversial Land-Dweller and equip...
Apr 08, 2025•34 min•Season 6Ep. 12
Watches and Wonders 2025 begins on April 1st and runs through to April 7th. The 5-7th are open to the public so if you want to see the new releases in person, get our tickets! The article on RevolutionWatch about Vacheron Constantin’s 270th Anniversary Exhibition can be found here. Astronaut Neil Armstrong's Omega Speedmaster To Be Auctioned On April 17 At RR Auctions. Sotheby's Partners With New Servicing Platform 'WatchCheck'. Swiss Watch Exports dip in February , with the US market showing si...
Apr 01, 2025•27 min•Season 6Ep. 11
Jean-Pierre Hagmann, legendary casemaker who supplied everyone from Blancpain to Patek Philippe , passes away. Piaget releases the Polo Flying Tourbillon moonphase. Rolex files a patent for a natural escapement . Mad Editions releases the MAD 2 , born from the mind of Eric Giroud. You can find us on our Website , YouTube , Instagram , X , TikTok , and Facebook Check out Life on the Wrist Merch!...
Mar 18, 2025•25 min•Season 6Ep. 10
The lots for the 2025 HSNY Gala Auction hosted by Christie’s can be found here. The releases to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Audemars Piguet can be found here , including a brand new perpetual calendar movement. H. Moser & Cie. Launches The Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton Boutique Edition for their new Silicon Valley boutique. For our series called “From the Archives”, check out one of our first article that we wrote about a very special Memosail. The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Explor...
Mar 11, 2025•27 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Laurent Ferrier releases the new Classic Traveler Globe Night Blue . Frederique Constant releases a limited edition Worltimer with Watch Angels. A new Diver 300M from Omega has been released in Bronze Gold and Burgundy. The new Louis Vuitton Tambour released in Yellow Gold Onyx and platinum Rainbow. Tony Traina’s article written on Collectability; A Collector’s Guide to the Patek Philippe Ref. 3970 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph can be found here. You can find us on our Website , YouTube , Insta...
Feb 25, 2025•23 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Bulgari and MB&F collaborate for the second time to create a Serpenti inspired horological piece of art. The Tudor Prince Oysterdate reference 74000 manufactured in 1984 can be found here. The Tudor Prince Oysterdate reference 74000N manufactured in 1988 can be found here. For our first edition of “From the Archives”, we share a few cool pieces from our article and video from May 2019: 5 Best Lots of Phillips Geneva Watch Auction: Nine - AP, Rolex, JLC, Patek Philippe , including a beautiful...
Feb 18, 2025•26 min•Season 6Ep. 7
According to Bilanz, Rolex will discontinue Carl F Bucherer , the watch brand of famous retailer Bucherer, who was acquired by Rolex in 2023. Kingflum on Instagram posted a leak of a new MB&F x Bulgari collaboration with what looks like an HM10, Bulldog. The last collaboration between this duo was the Flying T Allegra. Monaco Legend Group is offering one of the most coveted watches for vintage collectors, a steel Patek Philippe reference 1518 . The watch will be sold via private sale. Revolu...
Feb 11, 2025•28 min•Season 6Ep. 6
LVMH published their earnings for 2024, with 1% growth in overall revenue, but a drop in watch sales. Vacheron Constantin released four new watches , part of their Les Cabinotiers Le Temps Divin, ‘Ode to the Four Guardians’. Sotheby’s announces the first auction to take place in Saudi Arabia that will feature 10 watches. Timex collaborates with Giorgio Galli again , with the The Timex Giorgio Galli S2Ti. You can find us on our Website , YouTube , Instagram , X , TikTok , and Facebook Check out L...
Feb 04, 2025•22 min•Season 6Ep. 5
The full list of all releases this year at the LVMH Watch Week can be found here. Hodinkee’s takeaways from the LVMH Watch Week can be found here. The coverage of L'Epée 1839 Fully Mechanical Watch Box can be found here. You can find us on our Website , YouTube , Instagram , X , TikTok , and Facebook Check out Life on the Wrist Merch!...
Jan 28, 2025•25 min•Season 6Ep. 4
MB&F celebrates their 20th anniversary with two limited editions, the LM Perpetual Longhorn and the LM Sequential Flyback Longhorn in steel. Omega releases the Moonphase Meteorite Speedmaster with a complete redesign of the watch. Vacheron Constantin's New Historiques 222 In Steel review can be found here. Tudor releases a Black Bay Chrono with a 'Flamingo Blue' dial. The Oris Divers Sixty-Five celebrates its 60th anniversary and release a special edition for the anniversary. You can find us...
Jan 21, 2025•28 min•Season 6Ep. 3
The events list for the 2025 Original Miami Beach Antique Show can be found here. TAG Heuer Returns As Official Timekeeper Of Formula 1 in 2025, taking it over from Rolex. The Oris ProPilot X Miss Piggy Edition can be found here. Peter Speake Returns With The PS Horology 'Tsuba Blue' & 'Tsuba Dong Son'. You can find us on our Website , YouTube , Instagram , X , TikTok , and Facebook Check out Life on the Wrist Merch!...
Jan 14, 2025•20 min•Season 6Ep. 2
The BBC story about the Nigerian watchmaker, Bala Muhammad, can be found here. HSNY’s event page for the Early American Pocket Watches lecture being given by Richard Newman can be found here. A Hodinkee article about The Toledano & Chan B/1.2 can be found here. The Boucheron guy (@thewatchfam) on Instagram can be found here. The Galbe Gallery (@galbegallery) on Instagram can be found here. The 1945 Heuer “Big Eye’ Chronograph with a gold case and double-stepped lugs running on the Valjoux 23...
Jan 07, 2025•30 min•Season 6Ep. 1
2024 has been an incredible year with so much to be thankful for. As we do every year, today we take a look back at our favourite watches from the year. The 1960's Girard Perregaux Sea Hawk reference 7901 with an incredible bit of aging can be found here. The 1974 Omega reference 511.0474 Oversized Tank De Ville with a very unique tank-style case can be found here. The 1957 Longines reference 1053 in Yellow Gold that was a gift in Hawaii can be found here. The 1938 Bulova 'Rite Angle' with easil...
Dec 17, 2024•30 min•Season 5Ep. 30
The Universal Genève Polerouter SAS Tribute Trio can be found here. GPHG 2024 took place and the winners have been announced. Hodinkee published a great episode of Talking Watches With Adam Victor, Vintage Collector And Dealer. The conclusion of John Lennon's Patek Philippe 2499 revealed: It belongs To Yoko Ono. The unique, one of a kind reference 5711 released by Patek Philippe for the 2024 Children Action Gala. The Tudor Prince Oysterdate reference 75203N with gold sunburst dial can be found h...
Nov 26, 2024•34 min•Season 5Ep. 29
Reloaded: The Rebirth of Mechanical Watchmaking, 1980-1999 from Phillips can be found here. The Vacheron Constantin reference 43032 can be found here. The Geneva Watch Auction: XX from Phillips can be found here. The Cartier Tank Cintrée from 1925 can be found here. The Audemars Piguet triple calendar moonphase made for "A l'Emeraude" can be found here. The Patek Philippe reference 530 in steel can be found here. The two Patek Philippe reference 1518’s can be found here and here. The Sotheby’s T...
Oct 29, 2024•35 min•Season 5Ep. 28
Hodinkee is acquired by Watches of Switzerland. Will this mean big changes for the watch media company? Patek Philippe releases their newest model, the Cubitus , to mixed feelings by collectors. Monaco Legend Auctions holds their latest autumn auction with some exceptional pieces. Perezcope dives deep into some of the lots up for auction this October. The 1950 IWC automatic with caliber 85 movement can be found here. The 1987 Tudor Prince Oysterdate reference 75203 with gold linen dial can be fo...
Oct 22, 2024•29 min•Season 5Ep. 27
The Tudor Prince Oysterdate ref. 74000 from 1988 can be found here. The LeCoultre triple calendar moonphase can be found here. The Enicar triple calendar watch can be found here. You can find us on our Website , YouTube , Instagram , X , and Facebook Check out Life on the Wrist Merch!...
Sep 24, 2024•15 min•Season 5Ep. 26
Chanel acquires a minority stake in MB&F . Chanel acquires 25% of the company with the Max retaining 60%. M.A.D. Gallery is coming back with a new MAD 1 release. Geneva Watch Days begins in a few days and will take place from August 29th to September 2nd. The program guide can be found here. You can find us on our Website , YouTube , Instagram , X , and Facebook Check out Life on the Wrist Merch!...
Aug 27, 2024•15 min•Season 5Ep. 25
The unreleased Seamaster 300M seen on the wrist of Daniel Craig can be found here. The Tag Heuer Carrera Chronograph Seafarer x Hodinkee can be found here. Steve McQueen’s Heuer Monaco that is being sold at Sotheby’s in New York this December can be found here. Winston Churchill’s Movado Calendograph from Beyer in Zurich can be found here and is being sold here. You can find us on our Website , YouTube , Instagram , X , and Facebook Check out Life on the Wrist Merch!...
Aug 20, 2024•20 min•Season 5Ep. 24
Ben Clymer writes an article about the future of Hodinkee where he wants to harness what the “old Hodinkee” was for the watch community. Omega releases a new watch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The latest MoonSwatch inspired by the Blue Moon phenomena. You can find us on our Website , YouTube , Instagram , X , and Facebook Check out Life on the Wrist Merch!...
Jul 30, 2024•14 min•Season 5Ep. 23
Swiss watch exports for June slump , pointing to more negative news for the industry for the first half of the year. Tudor releases the Tudor Black Bay Ceramic ‘Blue’. Furlan Marri and their vintage inspired Disco Volante Havana, Celeste, and Verde take the watch world by storm. Hodinkee collaborates with Porsche Design to release a limited edition chronograph . You can find us on our Website , YouTube , Instagram , X , and Facebook Check out Life on the Wrist Merch!...
Jul 23, 2024•15 min•Season 5Ep. 22
Today we go through a few vintage watches that will be covered on Life on the Wrist over the coming weeks. Each is unique, and each is so enjoyable. The Omega reference 511.0474 Oversized Tank De Ville can be found here. The Girard Perregaux reference 8194 Gyromatic in Steel can be found here. The Universal Genève reference 20508 can be found here. The Longines Time-Only 'Tank' Pink Dial can be found here. The Bulova 'Rite Angle' in Yellow Gold can be found here. The Jaeger LeCoultre reference 3...
Jul 09, 2024•21 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Bernard Arnault’s has supposedly acquired a stake of LVMH’s main competitor, Richemond. LVMH acquires L’Épée 1839 , the well known clockmaker that has worked with companies like MB&F. MB&F has released their own Podcast where they interview Tribe members. Hodinkee and Carl F Bucherer release a limited edition World Timer watch . You can find us on our Website , YouTube , Instagram , X , and Facebook Check out Life on the Wrist Merch!...
Jul 02, 2024•14 min•Season 5Ep. 20
More information about the elusive Patek Philippe reference 2499 owned by Jon Lennon have emerged, including a photo of the watch. The photo confirms its provenance, the fact that it has a Tiffany & Co stamp, and shows an important inscription on the back. We also discuss a great article written by Alex Ciani regarding the state of the vintage watch market. The New Yorker article about John Lennon’s 2499 can be found here. Alex Ciani’s article about the plummeting vintage watch market and wh...
Jun 25, 2024•17 min•Season 5Ep. 19
Today we take a look at some of the vintage watches that will be covered on our website this summer. The watches range in era, size, shape, case material, design, but all are incredibly interesting. The Eterna Matic in Steel with a Blue Dial running on the caliber 12824 from the 70’s can be found here. The Omega reference 166.0188 Day Date from 1979 can be found here. The Longines reference 1053 in Yellow Gold from 1957 can be found here. The Girard Perregaux reference 8194 Gyromatic in Steel fr...
Jun 18, 2024•18 min•Season 5Ep. 18
Following up on last weeks episode of the Podcast, this week we will cover some interesting lots from Christie’s New York watch auction, some limit edition watches, and a few vintage watches we will be covering on the channel in the coming weeks. The limited edition Tudor Black Bay 58 Inter Milan edition can be found here. The Dark Blue Skeleton Monaco from Tag Heuer In DLC Titanium can be found here. The Rolex reference 228206 Day-Date with ice blue dial and Arabic numerals can be found here. T...
May 28, 2024•23 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Geneva auctions that took place last month were a great success and definitely boosted the feelings of vintage watch community. Most auction houses had successful events, although it is worth noting Christie’s had a bit of problem with their online bidding platform after the auction house appeared to be hit with a cyber attack. Today we are going to look towards the New York auctions from the major auction houses and pull out a few favourite lots. Note: At the time of recording, Christie’s had n...
May 21, 2024•22 min•Season 5Ep. 16
In this weeks episode, we cover some of the new watch releases that were announced over the last few weeks. Some bring back old classics, others are reinventing themselves. The new Bremont Terra Nova can be found here. The two new Chronoscope Models In Moonshine Gold And Steel from Omega for the Paris 2024 Olympics can be found here. The New Hand-Wound IWC Portugieser Tourbillon Day & Night can be found here. The Streamliner Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton for the Miami F1 can be found here....
May 06, 2024•15 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Today we look at the watch auctions happening in Geneva next month and discuss some of the lots that will be exciting to watch. The Monaco Legend Auctions Exclusive Timepieces auction results can be found here. The Patek Philippe Gondolo with exploded Arabic numerals can be found here. The Rolex reference 6062 with incredible yellow gold case and toasted dial can be found here. The Rolex reference 6241 Paul Newman “Lemon” dial can be found here. The Patek Philippe pocket watch converted to wrist...
Apr 23, 2024•42 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Today is all about Watches and Wonders 2024 that has taken place in Geneva. We discuss some of the releases and give our general thoughts on the show. The MAD 1 Time to Love can be found here. The new Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra, now the worlds thinnest watch can be found here. The Piaget Altiplano Concept Tourbillon, the worlds thinnest tourbillon can be found here. The new The Cartier Tortue models can be found here. The Patek Philippe 5330G World Time With A Local Date can be found here. The...
Apr 16, 2024•37 min•Season 5Ep. 13
