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We thought it would be fun leading up to the big weekend to ask our editors and writers to each pick one of their favorite stories from the first decade of HODINKEE to share again with you all. It could be a story with personal significance, a story that changed their relationship to watches, or just one that they really want everyone to check out again. Enjoy.","dropcap":false},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"copy":"When asked to name my single favorite story in HODINKEE history by my friend and managing editor Stephen Pulvirent (otherwise known as the brains of the operation), I wasn't sure where to begin. So many of my favorites have already been mentioned, from <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hodinkee-10-favorite-story-will-holloway/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the original Talking Watches</a>, to <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hodinkee-10-favorite-story-joe-thompson/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an early Reference Points</a>, to the infamous <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hodinkee-10-favorite-story-jon-bues/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sidewalk Clock</a> (which was inspired by a photograph that I saw on assignment for Ken Light's photojournalism class, where I, incidentally, befriended a Mr. Will Holloway), <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/patek-philippe-reference-3448-senza-luna-in-depth/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to great vintage deep dives like this one</a>. I could pick a story that I was immensely proud of personally, <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/inside-rolex/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">like my look inside Rolex</a>. Or<a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/eric-claptons-patek-philippe-2499/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> one that I think changed the way we create content here at HODINKEE, coupling lifestyle story telling with hard core watchnerdery and a dose of original videography</a>. <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/joe-thompson-joins-hodinkee-as-editor-at-large/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This could be favorite</a>, or <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/jack-forster-joins-hodinkee/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this</a>, <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/jon-bues-joins-hodinkee-as-senior-editor/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this</a>, or <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/announcement-stephen-pulvirent-rejoins-hodinkee-as-managing-editor/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this</a>. 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Actually, the spring bar story remains a top three story in my eyes because while I am very proud of all the work I have done as a writer on this site, I think my greatest contribution to the world of horology is helping amplify the weird and wonderful voices of others – like Jack, Cara, Stephen, Jon, Joe, Jason, James, Isaac, and in years past, Blake Buettner (now head of Watches at StockX), Louis Westphalen (now head of digital marketing at Breitling), Arthur Touchot (now head of digital for Phillips Watches), Eric Wind (all around vintage watch guru), John Reardon (now department head of Christie's), Paul Boutros (now Head of Americas for Phillips Watches), and more. 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If there was ever a single man deserving of our respect and attention in a world full of mass-marketed machines, it is Philippe Dufour, and the video we put together here is just lovely. ","dropcap":false},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"size":"large","images":["b125b608-593e-4d3e-84a5-b6c44c25047d"]},"type":"Block::InlineImageContainer"},{"data":{"copy":"And to be clear, the fact that this story has my name on the byline is a disservice – the few hundred written words mean nothing without that beautifully paced four minutes and thirteen seconds of video produced single handedly by Mr. Will Holloway, my drinking buddy from grad school. Back then, Will was employee number two out of two. Now he's number two out of thirty five, and he's still my buddy from grad school, but he's also the head of all of our content. And to see his early work put out to celebrate a man like Philippe Dufour – and to see how far we've all come, makes me incredibly proud. 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The better part of my career, really. The first time I met him, or at least my first real concrete memory of him, was in Italy in 2011. I was still in graduate school, HODINKEE as a company consisted of, well, me, who would bug my friends to contribute now and then. He was then the newly appointed creative director of a brand that did not even exist in the United States – a brand called Tudor. 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In my almost three years at Montblanc, the change in who buys our watches has been significant – it is no longer an after thought for a pen consumer, we have people searching out Montblanc watches.","question":"Taking the TimeWalker for example, who is the target audience and how do you approach them?","respondent":"DC"},"type":"Block::QuestionAnswer"},{"data":{"asker":"BC","answer":"For sure it is watchmaking legitimacy, and proving what we stand for. Montblanc is such a powerful brand, and Minerva has such an authentic connection to watchmaking history, we must make that link visible. We have to be better at storytelling and making a unique link between past and present, while pushing for products that people want to buy. 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To me, <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/montblanc-1858-geosphere-introducing/">the 1858 Geosphere is the one</a> that can be that product for us. ","question":"What do you think you need to do to put Montblanc on the map of high-end watchmaking, so to speak?","respondent":"DC"},"type":"Block::QuestionAnswer"},{"data":{"size":"inline","quote":"We need a hero product – we need our Black Bay.","source":"Davide Cerrato"},"type":"Block::PullQuote"},{"data":{"size":"large","images":["01f82498-4d74-4aed-bb23-857278b15df7"]},"type":"Block::InlineImageContainer"},{"data":{"asker":"BC","answer":"The look is very special – with two spinning globes. It looks very vintage although it's brand new. The dimensions are rugged and timeless, and the demand for this watch out of all of our newest introduction is the best – and it is different from anything else out there. 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It was this watch that really allowed me to fully understand the beauty of mechanical watches. The MK40 is not a \"moon watch\" in that it's not a hand-wound, date-less Speedmaster. But it is the perfect representation of the period of watchmaking in which I, and many of us, grew up. The watch is based on a Valjoux 7750, a movement that powered so many of the most popular watches in the world at the time, and was far more complicated looking than a normal Speedmaster – with pops of color not often seen on the traditionally stoic model.\nWhen it came time to select what we wanted to do for our 10th anniversary watch, there was really no debate about with whom to work and in what direction we should head. In early conversations with Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann, it was clear he had been approached by countless platforms after the success of my friend Robert-Jan's #SpeedyTuesday project, and he wasn't interested in just another limited edition. So we put our heads together to consider what would make sense – in his words, HODINKEE isn't just another watch magazine, and Omega isn't just another brand, in particular to myself and the role it has played in my own development as a watch lover. My first vintage watch was also an Omega, by the way, so we agreed that we would only do something together if it was really special – and I am quite sure what we've come up with really is.","dropcap":false},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"size":"h2","headline":"The Details"},"type":"Block::Headline"},{"data":{"size":"large","images":["380e4269-457a-4c4a-952a-4cb2e72db08c"]},"type":"Block::InlineImageContainer"},{"data":{"copy":"The Omega Speedmaster HODINKEE 10th Anniversary Speedmaster is a limited edition of 500 pieces. The dial design is thoroughly modern, reminiscent of what we saw from Omega in the late '90s and early 2000s, but the case profile is purely vintage. 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Imagine them all sitting in front a live audience where you yourself can interact with them. \nWe’ll be hosting panels, debates, and discussions about everything that pertains to the world of watches. And the best part? The whole thing is entirely free and open to the public. Yup, think of this as our little \"thank you\" for making the last 10 years so much fun. ","dropcap":false},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"size":"large","images":["8e3f92d6-4deb-48ed-8e71-aa993d91724e"]},"type":"Block::InlineImageContainer"},{"data":{"alignment":"right_rail"},"type":"Block::Advertisement"},{"data":{"size":"h2","headline":"The Details"},"type":"Block::Headline"},{"data":{"copy":"The H10 celebration will take place in downtown New York City, December 7-9, 2018. There will be a series of panels and events, with each open to the public and broadcast live on <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"http://hodinkee.com//">HODINKEE.com. 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Today, it may have been dealt its first and most critical blow, when Nick Hayek Jr, the CEO of Swatch, the show's largest exhibitor – this includes 18 different brands such as Swatch, Omega, Breguet, and Longines, as well as several suppliers they own – announced it would not return for 2019. \nThe news should not come as a total shock, the show had lost some 850 exhibitors over the last few years. Most, however, were small brands with little name recognition – one exception being Hermes, which jumped to the SIHH. Still, this comes as a surprise to many, myself included, as I did not expect Swatch to be the first to make the move. The rumor was that if any of the larger brands would jump first, it would be Breitling. 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But I think what made that story so successful, and <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/apple-watch-series-3-edition-review/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">subsequently my follow-up review this past fall of the Series 3</a> successful, is that I took the same critical eye that I've used to build a career around hand-made luxury products to a consumer product – paying attention to physical details that traditional writers might overlook. Also, I took stock of the fact that the Apple Watch isn't really even a watch, and yet it 100% is a watch. And I noted how just how far ahead of Switzerland Apple was in terms of fit and finish per dollar.","dropcap":true},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"copy":"Since publishing of that first story almost four years ago, we've covered Apple products a dozen or so times. 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I wrote this <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-first-rolex-daytona-by-benjamin-clymer/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this look at the first series Daytona in June 2013 when I was in hot pursuit of my own example</a>, and my love for these early Double-Swiss 6239s hasn't died. Actually, I've been talking <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://vimeo.com/7741966/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">about these since 2009</a>! These watches, which were at the time labeled \"LeMans,\" represent the true beginnings of the Daytona. And they have countless special traits that differentiate them even from the watches that were made just one year later in 1964. The hour and minute hands are long and thin, the bezel is marked to 300 with a 275 hash, and of course the dial is signed \"Swiss\" twice. This watch is an \"underline\" example of the double Swiss 6239, which puts it correctly in the 923xxx serial range. 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Considering how special and important – and well researched and documented – these are, this is one worth paying for. <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://www.phillips.com/detail/ROLEX/CH080318/23/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More here</a>. ","dropcap":false},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"size":"h2","headline":"A Completely Normal But Mint 6263 'Big Red' With Full Set (Lot 22)"},"type":"Block::Headline"},{"data":{"size":"large","images":["a3663fca-0b99-46c0-84e3-6ced249c7727"]},"type":"Block::InlineImageContainer"},{"data":{"copy":"I've owned a bunch of Daytonas in my watch collecting career, but one I've just never been drawn to is the \"Big Red.\" It's kinda the go-to 6263, and in most cases, it doesn't do that much for me because of that fact. But, when you come across a 6263 in this type of condition with a proper full set, it's hard to ignore. Further, this watch falls into exactly the description of what I think offers the best opportunity in Daytona Ultimatum – you know you're getting a world-class example of a completely recognized iteration of the Daytona. This is a later production Big Red, so with it you'll find the later MK3 pushers (of which I'm not a huge fan, but they are totally correct here), and you have a full set with Rolex warranty and sales tag with matching serial number. You even still have the sticker on the caseback, and the condition of the watch is simply par excellence. I am always critical of dealers who use the term \"New Old Stock\" too liberally, but in this case, based on what I can tell, it might actually be the case. Still, you should take a look for yourself and make your own call.\nWhat's more, the 6263 is climbing in value as fast as any watch in the world, with full-set examples now trading north of $100,000. 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They feel just like the double-Swiss underlines, because they started an entirely new category (here, the Oyster Daytona) and have so many traits that just aren't found elsewhere. Oh, and did I mention they are rare? Like, insanely rare. Especially in good shape. This example is among the purest I've seen, and it represents everything a 6240 should be. First, the case is super full and honest, the dial has all its lume plots – something you practically never see on a 6240 – you have the thin running seconds hand at nine o'clock, and the dial is a \"Small Daytona\" that, to me, is the most correct 6240 dial. The hands are correct, as is the bezel, the crown is a super early Oyster crown, and man look at those pushers! The 6240 is all about the pushers, and here you have the hyper-rare and correct brass MK0, or millerighe pushers, in great shape. 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Have a look below at some photos and <a href=https://www.hodinkee.com/"https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/patek-philippe-ref-2526p-highly-important-and-rare-calatrava-with-first-series-enamel-dial-retailed-by-tiffany-andamp-co-cir/a/5363-54304.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515#\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">you can find out more about this watch here</a>, where the bid currently sits at $150,000.","dropcap":false},"type":"Block::BodyCopy"},{"data":{"images":["f22162da-f100-4618-be2d-56c275893b16","9a91fec1-16ee-497b-a132-92648816e27d","131fb95a-1b67-47fb-9449-d4e9bc3df81b","433c53bd-c2d8-4d28-96e4-c5e012484312"]},"type":"Block::SlideshowImageContainer"},{"data":{"copy":"Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story mentioned the extract for this platinum 2526 declared the dial to be enamel. It does not – instead, it is \"not mentioned\". 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