Found my way towards the west side of town for the "HODINKEE" pop-up event. It was a Friday afternoon, and I was definitely thrilled in anticipation to check out what they brought with them from New York. My first time visiting the UTA Artist Space, with current workings by Thomas Downing as their primary featured artist. Along the exhibit, the HODINKEE crew provided a tasteful arrangement of watches (vintage & new), leather straps, cases, tools and accessories, all presented behind a glass-case table-top. Fortunately, I met Ashley Kinder (sales manager), I was eyeballing this 22 mm light-green leather strap for my Tudor 79733N. She spoke briefly about a couple of options and a quick description on their leather process. She was absolutely helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. Sometimes I hate "options", now I have to mull things over until next week haha.. In the meantime, I was mixing it up with a few horology mavens and a handful of casual timepiece collectors. I decided to pick up volumes one & two of the HODINKEE magazine (for the extra motivation). All in all, it was a great turn-out, had some signature cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a stare-down contest with a lingering vintage nine-eleven (just look at the photo). What a perfect way to kick-off the weekend! read more