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• ARNOLD & SON : DBG Skeleton Dual-Time (GMT)

  By horologium on July 20, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  One of Arnold & Son’s 2017 launches is the DBG (‘double balance’ and ‘GMT’) Dual-Time Skeleton, the latest addition to the (Double-Balance GMT) collection, which was launched in 2013. For those unfamiliar with this watch and concept, it consists of… Read More ›

• EXHIBITION : Patek Philippe ‘The Art of Watches Grand Exhibition’

  By horologium on July 17, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  To mark the occasion of Patek Philippe’s The Art of Watches Grand Exhibition which has just opened in New York (click here for more information), they have released a number of special limited edition commemorative models. The ones that they… Read More ›

• NEWS: Georges Kern Resigns from Richemont, joins Breitling

  By horologium on July 14, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  With Richemont Chairman Mr. Johann Rupert’s announcement today of the departure of Georges Kern, Head of Watchmaking, Marketing and Digital, it appears that 2017 is proving to be a year of much activity in the upper echelons of the Richemont… Read More ›

• LOUIS VUITTON : Tambour Horizon smart watch

  By horologium on July 13, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Some of you may recall a post from a few months back that covered a flurry of ‘smart watches’ released by traditional watch brands this year. If not, you can read it by clicking here. The latest to join this… Read More ›

• RADO : HyperChrome Captain Cook

  By horologium on July 10, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Perhaps in some ways, the last thing that one would expect from the modern Rado brand is a heritage-inspired dive watch, but that’s exactly what 2017 has brought – a homage to one of their pieces with its origins in… Read More ›

• AUCTION : Only Watch 2017

  By horologium on July 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Saturday November 11, 2017 is the date, 1430 the time, and Geneva, the place. The 2017 edition of the Only Watch auction to raise money for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy courtesy of a charity auction of unique timepieces has… Read More ›

• ULYSSE NARDIN : Executive Skeleton Tourbillon

  By horologium on July 5, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  You may recall our ‘on the wrist’ post last year about the Ulysse Nardin Executive Dual Time. Well earlier this year, we had the chance to look a variant of this – the Executive Skeleton Tourbillon in blue ceramic and… Read More ›

• NEW : Laurent Ferrier Galet Micro-Rotor Montre École Régulateur

  By horologium on July 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  You may recall our post earlier this year about Laurent Ferrier’s new Montre École watch, a piece that, with its nods in name and appearance to a watchmaker’s ‘first school watch’, is deeply personal to Mr Ferrier. For those who… Read More ›

• NEW: IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XVIII Tribute to Mark 11

  By horologium on June 30, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  IWC has a long and legendary history when it comes to pilots’ watches, and their modern ones form both a popular and an important part of their collections. They also love to do historical nods, and this is now manifested… Read More ›

• PHOTOS : Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Chronograph with Magnetite dial

  By horologium on June 28, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Earlier this year Jaeger-LeCoultre formally launched and showed off new additions to their much-loved Duomètre collection in the form of the Duomètre Sphérotourbillon, Chronograph, and Quantième Lunaire now in a combination of grey Magnetite dials and red gold cases. For… Read More ›