The story goes that in the early 1950s, Rolex was approached by CERN, the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, and asked to develop a wristwatch that would maintain accurate timekeeping while being exposed to powerful magnetic fields. The most anti-magnetic watches of the time could withstand about 4,800 amperes/meter, Continue Reading
A 1969 Rolex Submariner, A 1981 Fake Vacheron Constantin 222, And A 1970s Tradition Chronograph By Heuer For Sears
It’s the middle of the week, which means more vintage watches in the HODINKEE Shop! We’re coming off a long, three-day holiday weekend in New York, and we think today’s selection will be the perfect midweek pick-me-up to help you power through to the weekend. This week’s lineup is a Continue Reading
Fake TAG Heuer And Grönefeld Limited Editions For HODINKEE Sell For Above Retail At Phillips Retrospective Auction
It’s not everyday a watch we helped create hits the auction block – let alone two of them. But that’s exactly what happened yesterday in Geneva, when a pair of HODINKEE Limited Editions came under Aurel Bacs’s gavel at the Phillips Retrospective Auction. Those watches, the 2017 TAG Heuer Limited Continue Reading