Best Of

Here are a few of the best in-depth pieces I’ve written for Hodinkee, this newsletter, and other outlets.

Last updated: 11/11/2024

Buying, Selling, Collecting: The Rolex Bubbleback and Why It Still Matters, Hodinkee (October 2024)

In-Depth: Crystal Clear: More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Watch Crystals, Hodinkee (August 2024)

A Collector’s Guide to 1970s Cartier Watches, Hodinkee (April 2024)

In-Depth: The Reverso That Revived The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, Hodinkee (February 2024)

In-Depth: The Long, Increasingly Complicated History of the Reference Number, Hodinkee (August 2023)

In-Depth: Blancpain’s Six Masterpieces, Hodinkee (April 2023)

A Collector’s Guide to the Early Chopard L.U.C Collection, Hodinkee (March 2023)

In-Depth: Marc Newson Opens Up About Ikepod, The Pathbreaking '90s Watch Brand That's Cool All Over Again, Hodinkee (November 2022)

Buying, Selling, Collecting: What Makes For A Million-Dollar Watch At Auction Today?, Hodinkee (October 2022)

Borgel, The Master Casemaker You Haven’t Heard Of, A Collected Man (July 2021)

The Art of Dial Finishing, A Collected Man (September 2021)

Hodinkee Magazine No. 12 Feature: The Italian Influence

I also hosted the Hodinkee Radio podcast throughout 2024. A few of my favorite episodes: Rebecca Struthers and Lewis Heath (AnOrdain), Sylvain Berneron, Eric Wind, Justin Gruenberg and Eric Ku, Max Büsser, and an in-depth exploration of stone dials.

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Under construction - expect this list to be updated regularly.