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• NEW: URWERK UR-110 Bakelite auction

  By horologium on October 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Although it still looks as fresh as it did when it was launched, URWERK have decided that a decade is long enough for the UR-110, and are sending it off with an online auction of a pièce unique. Most of… Read More ›

• NEW: Zenith Chronomaster Original

  By horologium on October 15, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Zenith’s perennially popular Chronomaster has now taken another form, with new models adorned with diamond-set lugs and dials. They were launched following the brand’s 2020 female-oriented campaign Zenith called “DREAMHERS” that utilised a diverse range of ‘brand friends’ from the… Read More ›

• NEW: Frederique Constant Highlife Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Manufacture LE

  By horologium on October 12, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Frederique Constant has announced a new model to their Highlife collection, combining a perpetual calendar and a tourbillon. This new limited edition is available in two variants – an18 carat rose gold model, and a stainless steel version. Both cases… Read More ›

• NEW: Angelus U53 Tourbillon Volant

  By horologium on October 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Angelus has just added the new limited edition Angelus U553 Tourbillon Volant to its Urban Collection. A skeletonised dive watch with a tourbillon, it is not their only diver tourbillon (U50 Diver Tourbillon and U53 Diver Tourbillon) but, at 46mm,… Read More ›

• INDUSTRY NEWS: Watches and Wonders Geneva 2022

  By horologium on October 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Watches & Wonders Geneva have announced an in-person fair for 2022 that will also be a digital fair, as was the case for the pandemic-affected 2020 and 2021 editions. It will be held from 30 March to April, 2022, with… Read More ›

• NEW: Ulysse Nardin Marine Mega Yacht Rose Gold

  By horologium on October 5, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  A couple of years ago we went hands-on with the limited edition Pt-cased Marine Mega Yacht from Ulysse Nardin, a tidal indication timepiece that was a follow-up of the Marine Grand Deck Tourbillon of 2016. It featured a propeller-decorated one-minute… Read More ›

• NEW: Louis Erard Excellence Régulateur Aventurine, Lapis-Lazuli, and Malachite

  By horologium on September 30, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Louis Erard have chosen their Le Régulateur model as the canvas for a limited edition series of three watches with dials made from stones and mineral glass. Using Aventurine, Lapis-Lazuli, and Malachite, each variant is in a limited edition of… Read More ›

• NEW: MeisterSinger Perigraph Edition Planet Earth (with the WWF)

  By horologium on September 28, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  MeisterSinger has launched their new Perigraph Edition Planet Earth, a collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), with part of the proceeds going to the organisation. Based on the Perigraph model, the Edition Planet Earth has the needle… Read More ›

• NEW: Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater

  By horologium on September 25, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  So you’ve booked a Reverso tour at the Manufacture and want to splurge on an uber Reverso to mark the model’s birthday celebrations. Well Jaeger-LeCoultre have announced a new limited edition (ten pieces) Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater. The Reverso Tribute… Read More ›

• NEW: Vacheron Constantin Overseas “Everest” Limited Edition

  By horologium on September 22, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  In 2019 explorer and National Geographic photographer Cory Richards wore a prototype Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time during his (third) Everest expedition, with Esteban “Topo” Mena, via the North-East ridge. The watch was subsequently auctioned by Phillips, realising USD106,250, and… Read More ›