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Didn't expect to see a decently priced Hodinkee watch ever, but...

rcs914
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Their latest collaboration that was posted today looks great, and seems to be really decent value at $500. Mind you I don't have $500 to put towards one, but I can't imagine that the 1500 they have available will sit around for very long. I like it:

ETA 2801-2 and 37.5mm

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https://shop.hodinkee.com/products/merci-lmm-h01-limited-edition-hodinkee?variant=32935927119947
 
pw92676
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I like this also. Not interested enough to buy it but I agree it seems like one of their better offerings.
 
dsacks30
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Don’t think I could ever wear a watch that has “Hodinkee New York” on the dial.
 
kip595
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very interesting. I'd like to see a lume shot.

From the write-up: "There's not a date window in sight, nor any application of lume, and there's no excessive or loud elements meant to distract or call undue attention to the watch."

I guess they wanted it to be completely under the radar old school/retro...but the Hodinkee New York on the dial is distracting IMO
 
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I can see the team meeting before me right now, after the awful travel clock fiasco ( where are all those secondary sales? 🙄 ) their brief to create something both uncontroversial looking and cheap that can give no-one any cause for complaint.

I wouldn't buy it, but I find it mildly attractive apart from the Hodinkee on the dial and I think the price is very friendly indeed.
 
zwjk
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I’m a sucker for grey anything, so that grey dial does it for me. Although Hodinkee do cop a lot of flak, some of their collaborations are to die for.

Ah, only if I bought that Heuer Skipper when I had the chance.
 
Deafboy
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Nice looking watch. Would have been classier if the Merci Paris - Hodinkee New York was more discreet (say, in white font like the rest of the dial). The way it currently is the effort on branding is too obvious.
 
Tony C.
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I can see the team meeting before me right now, after the awful travel clock fiasco ( where are all those secondary sales? 🙄 ) their brief to create something both uncontroversial looking and cheap that can give no-one any cause for complaint.

Agree completely. Were I to review it publicly, I'd note that the project fairly screams damage control. And I agree with @Deafboy - the branding is eye-catching, in the worst possible sense. And how ironic...

There's not a date window in sight, nor any application of lume, and there's no excessive or loud elements meant to distract or call undue attention to the watch.
 
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Agree on all comments here. They almost had go buy it til I noticed the hodinkee. For that, if only it was only priced a bit lower.

I also like the white and black better but no applied numerals.
 
Twocats
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It's the Hodinkee tag that puts me off, otherwise a pretty watch 👍
 
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