IWC Novecento

Ulysse Nardin is one of the few high-watchmaking maisons in the modern era to produce watches with jaquemarts tiny automatons mounted on a watch dial that strike the hours on a bell. The brand’s latest, debuting at Baselworld 2016, is the Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker “Horse,” a limited edition of 28 pieces paying tribute to one of the most majestic of animals.The watch which follows up other notable jaquemart timepieces from UN, such as 2013’s Carnival of Venice and last........

The Value Proposition: Laco Chronograph Watch "New York," Offering Better Value Than Rent

For the first chronograph covered in The Value Proposition, we take a look at a solid offering from a brand we haven’t covered too much here on HODINKEE: Laco. Founded in 1925, the German company gained fame for its pilot’s watches produced in the 1940s. Its current range of watches includes a number of chronographs inspired by the brand’s historic models, with a few modern design updates. If you’ve been looking for a chronograph with traditional looks, but without faux p........