As we’ve noted time and again, there’s no short supply of emerging watchmakers taking to Kickstarter to launch their debut products. Many of these brands cite throwback influences and strong materials. Rarely, however, are they as interesting as Plan B watches and their debut model, the Edmonton. These 43mm chronograph timepieces—featuring a battery-powered Ronda Startech Caliber 3520.D movement—manage to embrace the clean, classic stylings we …
Since 2005, HODINKEE has stood out as a watch publication for tenured collectors and anyone with a little curiosity regarding timepieces. Along the way, HODINKEE founder Ben Clymer would launch a webstore built around the watch lifestyle—including, among other things, the first-ever leather goods constructed specifically for vintage watches. The site offered curated pieces for vintage sales and developed their own collaborative projects. Concurrently, as …
Anyone who has spent time shopping for a watch at retailers, boutiques or department stores, knows the environment can be cold and brisk, pressure-laden and impersonal. Committing to a watch, whether for yourself or as a gift, should be a relaxed and thoughtful experience—watch purchases themselves should be based on emotional resonance as much as functionality. And that’s exactly what SoHo’s new concept shop Material …
