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• ULYSSE NARDIN : Freak Vision

  By horologium on May 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Since it was first launched, the Freak has become arguably Ulysse Nardin’s most distinctive model collection. This year, they have updated it not only with their first automatic version, but also using new technology first unveiled inside the Innovision 2… Read More ›

• KARI VOUTILAINEN : 217QRS Retrograde Date

  By horologium on April 30, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  This year has seen the launch, by Kari Voutilainen, of a new watch inspired by his Vingt-8 movement. Called the 217QRS, it features a retrograde date display with an unusual attribute. The usual retrograde date function of this type with… Read More ›

• INDUSTRY NEWS : new CEOs for Jaeger-LeCoultre and Baume et Mercier

  By horologium on April 27, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  After a movement-filled 2017 for Richemont senior executives which started with both Board level and structural changes, not to mention a major departure, the South China Morning Post has reported that the Asia-Pacific President of Van Cleef & Arpels, Catherine Renier,… Read More ›

• MB&F : the HM7 Aquapod goes green

  By horologium on April 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Two years ago, MB&F released the remarkable Cnidarian-inspired HM7 Aquapod (about which you can read here) in two limited editions of sixty-six pieces in rose gold, and thirty-three pieces in titanium. The former had a black ceramic bezel and the… Read More ›

• HAUTLENCE : HL Newton 01

  By horologium on April 23, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  The familiar Hautlence design codes are now taking a new form, with the launch at Baselworld 2018 of the new HL Newton, featuring a fun new automatic jump hour movement. The new Calibre HTL 201-1 powers a different type of… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : Vacheron Constantin’s new Overseas Black

  By horologium on April 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Vacheron Constantin have just expanded their Overseas collection this week, with the addition of new Overseas Automatic and Overseas Chronograph Black Dials to add to the existing blue, silver, and brown dial models already available. The latest additions to the… Read More ›

• AUDEMARS PIGUET : Design of new Hôtel des Horlogers

  By horologium on April 17, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group have revealed their plans for the new Audemars Piguet Hôtel des Horlogers. Created in collaboration with CCHE Architecture, it will be situated at Le Brassus in the Valle de Joux and connected to the Musée Atelier… Read More ›

• INTRODUCING : Lundis Bleus

  By horologium on April 13, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  We are living in a period which has seen a surge in the number of small/ micro brands in the watch industry. This has included crowd-funded watches and brands of various types, but also a number of 1-2 person operations… Read More ›

• LONGINES : Master Collection Annual Calendar

  By horologium on April 10, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  In 2005 Longines launched Master Collection, which was to be characterised by classic designs, and the use of mechanical movements. This year, at Baselworld 2018, they added a new annual calendar to the Masters. Not just this, but they also… Read More ›

• UPDATE : Fortis bankruptcy debt deferral

  By horologium on April 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Since we wrote about Fortis being in bankruptcy deferral in November 2017 there have been a number of documents released by the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (SOGC) relating to this case (see below). As we reported in November, the… Read More ›