As the year draws to a close I thought I’d share a rather lovely Financial Times piece that I read recently. It is about watches but also about Cuba, through the eyes of Waldo Fernández Longueira, who has been servicing… Read More ›
Month: December 2016
ZENITH : the battle of the fusée and chains
Since the appointment of of their first locally-based brand manager in September 2015 Zenith’s Australian presence has been gradually gaining a foothold courtesy of events, more points of sale, and an increased availability of more models. Recently, I had the… Read More ›
HYT : an Australian arrival and the H1 Iceberg 2
In 2012 HYT burst into the watch industry with the H1, an attention-grabbing and incredibly innovative watch that truly was unlike anything that people had seen before. It was rapidly followed in succession by the H2 in 2013.Unmistakably 21st century in their looks but… Read More ›
ON THE WRIST : Ulysse Nardin Executive Dual Time
There has been a bit of Ulysse Nardin activity in Australia in recent times, with the appointment of a new Brand Director, Jean Conrie, and a dinner celebrating the brand with serving Royal Australian Navy Commanders and Officers as guests… Read More ›
Young girl offers to substitute for Big Ben
You may recall reading earlier this year that the Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) will be, starting in early 2017, renovated over the course of three years. During this period not only will the tower and clock be covered with scaffolding,… Read More ›
LONGINES : La Grande Classique
Today’s is perhaps an unusual post in that with rare exceptions, we don’t tend to cover quartz watches, let alone women’s quartz watches, but if a watch grabs your attention for whatever reason then it is worth mentioning, I think…. Read More ›
NEWS : TAG Heuer China expansion
Against the backdrop of what has been another challenging year for the watch industry, not only are TAG Heuer’s sales are up but they have had a 10 per cent increase in revenue and are looking to expand further in… Read More ›
OMEGA : Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Master Chronometer GMT
In 2005 Omega launched its Planet Ocean collection, followed in 2013 by the introduction of the Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m GMT, the first Seamaster Planet Ocean with a second time zone. This year Omega has introduced the Co-Axial movement into… Read More ›
ON THE WRIST : Hublot Big Bang Meca-10
Perhaps best known for their interesting and innovative use of case materials, this year Hublot has reminded us that they do things with movements as well, something that they have done in the past most notably with the Unico and the astonishing… Read More ›
Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Mr Daniel Riedo does Reddit
Some of you may recall an interview I did with Mr Daniel Riedo, the CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre, during a visit he made to Sydney. If you were not a reader of Horologium at the time, click on this link to… Read More ›
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