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• NEWS : TAG Heuer China expansion

  By horologium on December 16, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  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

  By horologium on December 14, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  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

  By horologium on December 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  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

  By horologium on December 7, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• BREGUET: Baudin’s Voyages and the Hora Mundi 5717

  By horologium on December 5, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Recently, Breguet Australia held an unusual function in Sydney entitled ‘Explorateurs Espions’, a preview of a travelling exhibition currently at the S.A. Maritime Museum (other states and territories to follow) called “The Art of Science – Baudin’s Voyagers 1800-1804”. Funded… Read More ›

• PANERAI : PAM661 Carbotech Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic

  By horologium on December 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  One of Panerai’s post-SIHH 2016 releases this year was the PAM 661 Carbotech Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic, which can be either seen as a consolation prize for those who did not get last year’s PAM616 Carbotech Submersible or… Read More ›

• LAURENT FERRIER : Galet Traveller Globe Blue Night (Bleu Nuit)

  By horologium on November 30, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  You may recall a post earlier this year about Laurent Ferrier’s Galet Traveller Boreal. As we are coming around to a time of the year when many are not only about to travel but perhaps also decide to buy themselves… Read More ›

• MANUFACTURE ROYALE : Androgyne Royale Steel and Pure Glacier Grey PVD Steel

  By horologium on November 27, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The Androgyne collection, by virtue of its very distinctive fifty-two part case, has perhaps stood out as Manufacture Royale’s most immediately identifiable (and complex) case creation if we exclude the Sydney Opera House-inspired ‘Opera’ which inhabits, like the architectural landmark,… Read More ›

• BREMONT : Solo-32

  By horologium on November 23, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Bremont has been known for its male-focused offerings but after interest shown from customers and potential customers alike, 2016 has seen them introduce their first women’s watches, the Solo-32. Intended to be reliable, versatile, and accessible price wise, the Solo-32 is… Read More ›

• LONGINES : Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935

  By horologium on November 21, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Following on from their RailRoad and Heritage 1918 releases earlier this year, Longines have launched another new (old) model to add to their burgeoning heritage collection with the rather lengthily named Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935, based on a 1930s chronograph… Read More ›