MB&F took a break from making watches and made a music machine. It’s completely worthless and beautiful all at the same time.
See Hodinkee for more details.
I love Mad Men… And it goes beyond the “retro cool” of it all. That being said, this is damned cool in itself.
Shinola is one of those freshly bred companies coming out of Detroit with an eye on rejuvenation. Together with Ronda (swiss movement manufacturer) they have trained a number of new watch makers and have moved into a 30,000 square foot shop in D-Town with the plan to being the art form back to the states.
I love this idea… and I love this watch. $550 is a hell of a deal too.
Every damned time Sinn releases a new watch, I lose my mind… This one is special. Based off a German military design and limited to 1000 pieces. Expect a price just shy of $2000 which isn’t all that bad considering the hardware.
Sometimes I feel like Bell & Ross tries too hard with the whole Military theme thing. They take and implement things so literally that they often find themselves in Orange County Chopper territory. That being said, I’m in love with their latest – The WW2 Régulateur. It’s has a nice vintage aircraft feel to it without being over the top. And it’s “only” six large.
I dig IWC watches and all, but they are priced so far out of my world that I hardly ever pay attention to them. I’m sure this one will fall right in line with IWC’s rate sheet, but it’s so damned cool I can’t ignore it. A ceramic case, titanium case back, and a 168 hour reserve…
So remember that conversation we had on iPod watches? We knew it was gonna take off… and it did. So much so, in fact, that Apple actually designed new “watch faces” for their latest generation iPod Nano. And Hex? That are still at it – creating watch bands for the Nano. Hell, this metal bracelet ain’t half bad.
Still, I think I’ll stick to my autos…
Last week, I mentioned that I often dream about owning a Rolex MilSub. It is, however, ultimately a dream as financially an original MilSub is completely out of my financial reach. Even so, there are options out there. A number of companies make watches based off of the MilSub design and you can pick one up from anywhere between $50 and $1500.
