It’s summer in NYC. The Knicks are up 2-1 in the Finals. The pace has slowed a touch with the warmer weather, but the cold brew is still coursing through our veins, and society is sorting itself into two camps: people who stand in line for Dot Cake and those who do not. You can draw your own conclusions there.
In other words, the city is immaculate right now. At Hodinkee HQ, that can only mean one thing: it’s time for our new summer issue.
Transatlantic by Design: How Tiffany & Co.’s watchmaking has always moved between New York and Switzerland, by Malaika Crawford.
Volume 16 arrives with two covers. One celebrates Tiffany & Co.’s new Timer while looking back through the brand’s remarkable watchmaking archives. The other marks 100 years of the Rolex Oyster with one of our most ambitious Reference Points to date, a deep dive into the Oyster Perpetual and the enduring influence of Rolex’s most foundational watch. Written by former Hodinkee editor and Bring A Loupe alumnus, Rich Fordon.
Reference Points: Rolex Oyster Perpetual by Rich Fordon.
100 years of the Oyster case proves a blueprint for everything Rolex does.
Elsewhere, Nora Taylor spends time with Knicks guard Josh Hart, discussing basketball, collecting, and the watches that have accompanied him throughout his career. Independent watchmaker Rexhep Rexhepi contributes a personal essay on craft, responsibility, and the act of building something intended to outlast its maker.
Then Jason Heaton revisits the legend of the Camel Trophy, exploring how an off-road endurance competition became one of the great myths of adventure culture. Jack Self explores the enduring appeal of USM Haller, a design classic that has remained remarkably relevant across generations. Like the best watches, it’s a story about longevity, utility, and the rare objects that manage to transcend trends.
Josh Hart: The Knick shows a knack for collecting, by Nora Taylor.
The strikingly progressive structure of the Buchli House, by Jack Self.
A history of Land Rover in the Camel Trophy, by Jason Heaton.
Of course, that’s only scratching the surface. Throughout the issue you’ll find reporting, photography, essays, and an unhealthy amount of obsessive research from Hodinkee editors and some of our favorite contributors. Together, these stories explore the people, objects, and ideas that continue to shape the worlds of watchmaking, design, sport, and collecting.
One issue, two covers, 21 stories, 168 pages. Happy reading!
