Hodinkee is known for its presence in New York, but we have our other home base in the ATL, so it was nice to be able to show out there. Members of our executive team, from our founder Ben Clymer to our CEO Jeffery Fowler to our Chief Brand Officer Eneuri Acosta, were all in attendance – as were folks across the Hodinkee Atlanta operation (i.e. the people who make it possible for us to manage and service watches in all categories). The magical mystery clock was invented in the mid-19th century by an actual magician. Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin is considered the father of modern stage magic and one of his most famous effects, "The Wondrous Orange Tree" was reproduced in the 2006 film, The Illusionist (he was also the source of Erik Weisz's stage name, Houdini). During the conversation, he pointed out that over the course of aiding in the creation of the watch, he learned that the watch community and art community come from totally different camps. The core appreciation for detail, craftsmanship, and emotion is certainly there with both communities, but the approach is entirely different. replica Omega Speedmaster Orologi The Seiko SPB381 covers a lot of bases for $1500, being a dive GMT with a ceramic bezel insert in an interesting green tone. As much as I wanted to carve out $10-15k here for a vintage Rolex or Tudor, the SPB381 does a lot more for a lot less, and I would simply wear it more than say a 1675. Is it any coincidence that the minimum accepted depth rating of a dive watch is the same? Probably. Still, while depth ratings on dive watches can seem like a veritable race to the bottom, there are advantages to staying shallow. Consider the second generation, or "MKII" version of the aptly named Photic from the small British brand, Clemence. This particular incarnation is model SBGA211, using the Grand Seiko Spring Drive caliber 9R65, with a seventy hour power reserve and accuracy of better than a second a day. The case and bracelet are Seiko's "high intensity" hardened titanium. It's as technically interesting a watch as any that exists but of course, you buy a watch with your heart, not your head.

But can we please agree to move on and accept that other watches are welcome in the space? Particularly watches that were conceived in and around the original time period of peak-Genta greatness. Nay, this show and tell features some of the absolute rarest, most hard-to-come-by vintage sports watches in the world. For this go-around, the theme was "Issued" watches, meaning the majority of the timepieces seen were provided to team members of military, police, and private dive units, rather than sold at retail. This is rarified horological air, people. Our list, our rules, baby! In the end, we offered up a slightly larger list of 20 nicknames for you to vote on. As long as a watch incorporates its date indication in a harmonious way, I tend to be for it. But the Longines Heritage Classic is a watch whose very Art Deco sector dial design, a historical style associated with use in scientific settings, benefits from leaving it out. Like the Premières that came before, the Extrait de Camélia speaks the language of Chanel's iconography fluently. The watch's octagonal case traces the outlines of the brand's spiritual home, Paris' Place Vendôme, where Chanel lived for decades in multiple suites at the Ritz Paris until her death in 1971.

While it was acquired well before the mission or at least produced then, it doesn't appear as though Chrétien wore the watch very often. Sure, it has a few bumps, bruises, and scratches (particularly on the caseback) but the sides of the case show their original brushing and I can even see a bit of the red wax seal on the edge of the caseback. Each had an appearance suited to his part – Patek, or Olde Mutton Chops as I like to call him, with a keen gaze, ideal for spotting revenue streams; Philippe with sensitive artist eyes, ideal for spotting someone who could spot revenue streams.