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New York Times: Digg founder Kevin Rose announced that his five-person team working on Watchville, a news aggregation app focused on wristwatches and based in San Francisco, will merge with Hodinkee, a website for wristwatch enthusiasts. Rose will take the full-time position of CEO of Hodinkee and plans to move to Manhattan, where Hodinkee is based, by the end of the month. Along with Benjamin Clymer, Hodinkee’s founder and editorial director, the team has raised $3.6 million from True Ventures and a handful of angel investors to continue expanding the effort.