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• Forgetting about time : two extraordinary automata

  By horologium on May 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Sometimes, you get lucky. So far this year I have been fortunate enough to have seen two very singular and remarkable pieces of automata, their creations separated by almost 250 years. The newer one, by Van Cleef & Arpels, tells… Read More ›

• AUDEMARS PIGUET : Royal Oak Chronograph 41mm

  By horologium on May 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  One of the most popular of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak manifestations, whose size was increased from 39mm to 41mm in 2012, the Royal Oak Chronograph 41mm has been refreshed for 2017. The basics have been kept the same, but… Read More ›

• HYT : H3 Iceberg

  By horologium on April 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  In 2015 HYT launched a radically new look to their liquid display watches in the form of the H3, with a linear time indicator using two bellow mechanisms located on in the top right and left corners of the case…. Read More ›

• HAUTLENCE : Pinball for the wrist

  By horologium on April 26, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Last year, Hautlence released the rather mindboggling and random mechanical wrist piece called the ‘Playground Labyrinth’ (originally released in limited editions in a titanium case with either a rose gold dial and platinum ball or a white gold dial with rose… Read More ›

• MANUFACTURE ROYALE : 1770 Micromégas Révolution limited edition

  By horologium on April 24, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  You may recall our earlier post about the 1770 Micromégas. It was Manufacture Royale’s first watch containing an automatic in-house calibre and also had another first, a double tourbillons with two different speeds – the left a six second revolution… Read More ›

• MB&F and L’Epée : Destination Moon

  By horologium on April 20, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  The latest MB&F and L’Epée collaboration, Destination Moon, uses the latter’s eight-day movement to power a rocket. Developed specifically for Destination Moon, L’Epée’s eight-day movement follows the basic engineering of a real spaceship. the power for Destination Moon comes from… Read More ›

• CARTIER : Rotonde de Cartier Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon

  By horologium on April 18, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  I have a liking for ‘mystery dials’, and 2017 has brought with it a rather impressive new one from Cartier, who have combined a minute repeater and double tourbillon into such a watch. Not only this but rather intriguingly, it… Read More ›

• SINN EZM 12 : a watch for emergency medical professionals

  By horologium on April 14, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The Sinn EZM range are the most function-focused of their watches, and their latest model, the EZM 12, was developed for medical professionals involved in emergency air rescues. Time is critical in rescue/ emergency medical situations in terms of treatment,… Read More ›

• FABERGÉ : Lady Compliquée Peacock Black

  By horologium on April 12, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  In the latter part of last year that #thewatchnerd arranged for a joint visit to the Fabergé boutique in London, which had kindly agreed to showing us some of their watches. We had been motivated by the desire to see… Read More ›

• MORITZ GROSSMANN : ATUM Enamel Limited Edition

  By horologium on April 10, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Last year’s Atum Pure Steel by Moritz Grossmann was not just one of my favourite releases from Baselworld 2016, but for the year. This year, they have added a new Atum to the collection, with a white grand feu enamel… Read More ›