Horological Meandering

Interesting that they have some financial influence. ...  

They're already a less than impartial media source... LVMH should just buy it and run their own propaganda agenda, excuse me, PR agenda, on Hodinkee. The funniest thing is that I still meet individuals who like Hodinkee for the wrong reasons and don't rea... 

Expect Hodinkee to write reviews about LVMH owned hotels and wine, Bulgari jewelry, and Tiffany & Co. products.

Richemont and Watch finder and co. Hodinkee and LVMH. Independence and journalism, it is always looking which magazine operates independent. I red Hodinkee in the beginning. While more diving into the watch world, discovering better watch magazines comes ... 

...review it then sell it practice. But they censor me like crazy.

Hodinkee produces a polished written product that brings people into the fold. And so what if they sell a few watches and accessories. Luxury watches are first about the feeling one gets when they hunt down the perfect one (to them) and then finally obtai... 

I could lighten up about it, but at the same time, I pour hours into WatchProSite every week trying to improve the world's understanding of the mechanical watch. It's a part of my life's work. If you were as invested in it as I was, you might feel a littl... 

First test of integrity: Search its website for its editorial and commercial policies. It's difficult to find. The distinction between Hodinkee's watch-related musings and its shop is not a hard firewall in the way that, say, Time & Tide tries to maintain... 

Hodinkee capitalizes on our irrational love for watches! Plain and simple! It's both judge and jury; or more accurately journalist and retailer; and it does so with profit from both sides of the fence. Well written!

Back then it was fun to see something you like on screen; now it makes me suspicious of motive and un-stated purchasing reviews or placement of images... These shots from Hawaii Five-O (sponsored by Ford Motor Co.) last night -- showing classy Citroen Meh...  

Great car scarred by DIY ;-)) Thanks Mike !

A Mehari and a Cadillac in one shot. But one thing they both doing good, the soft suspension. Bad roads no problem, like Asian flying carpets. A better comparison to the Cadillac qualities is you know Carzelea is the Citroën DS21. And the best car is prob... 

LVMH LV seems to be a pretty small shop, albeit one with a very large and influential mother ship.

If they shut down tomorrow i won t even notice if they don t it s fine too.

Truth is that, willing it or not, they have a lot of credit on the online audience

I don t say all they do is rubbish but I rather ask here than read them .

Independent journalism requires dispassionate impartiality to assess and explain without fear or favor. Hodinkee’s prime directive is commercial. The writing it produces is intended to lend to an illusion of refinement. That’s why you have to read their u... 

Today, they are very successful and the blog roots are mostly gone. Some of the writing is still excellent, and we should keep in mind that the person assigned to crush on the 321 Speedmaster would have once done so for free on this site. Not a huge decep... 

I’m sure we’ll learn more soon. I do hope the content output remains and is not completely enveloped by the commercial / online retail aspect.

Not sure if there's a paywall for this WSJ link .

Making it worth $100M....looking like an IPO in no time. Good for them, amazing how they grow.

And that’s a great partner or buy for LVMH. Maybe this William help the dinosaurs wake up to modern retail and support practices. That said, the whole of Hodinkee is disingenuous, with faux “advertorial” supporting an in-house sales arm.