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• Theft of HK$2 million in cash and watches on board flight

  By horologium on May 4, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  For those of you who are frequent flyers you may be aware of the increasing incidence of in-flight theft of money and valuables from passengers by fellow passengers. In Hong Kong, from where today’s news comes, there were 48 cases… Read More ›

• MORITZ GROSSMANN : ATUM Pure Steel M

  By horologium on May 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  If you find yourself in Glashütte and visit the museum of German watchmaking you will find that the name of Moritz Grossmann (1826 – 1885) is an important one, with many historical models on display. The founder of a Glashütte… Read More ›

• EVENT REPORT : Oris Great Barrier Reef II Limited Edition launch

  By horologium on April 29, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  Readers of Horologium will already be familiar with today’s watch, which I covered at its release and subsequently, with live photos from Baselworld 2016. It is unusual for me to do three posts about a single watch but there is… Read More ›

• LONGINES : Heritage 1918

  By horologium on April 27, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  That I look forward to seeing what Longines releases in its Heritage collection each year is no big secret, and Baselworld 2016 brought with it two additions to this collection. Today is about a watch with a familiar case shape… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : Seiko Credor Eichi II

  By horologium on April 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  With last month’s opening of Australia’s first Seiko boutique in Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building it seems the right time to share with you a watch that is one of Seiko’s premium pieces. It is only in recent years that the… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : Laurent Ferrier Galet Traveller Boreal in Stainless Steel

  By horologium on April 20, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Laurent Ferrier is a brand about which we’ve not written much here; in fact the sum total of posts to date has been a rather spartan one in number. This has not been the result of any deliberate decision but… Read More ›

• MB&F : HMX Black Badger

  By horologium on April 18, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  You may recall MB&F’s HMX, part of their 10th birthday celebrations in 2015. They decided to follow this up with a collaboration with Jack Thompson (aka ‘Black Badger’ on Twitter and Instagram), best known for his distinctive luminescent rings, milled… Read More ›

• SINN : 910 Anniversary Split Chronograph

  By horologium on April 15, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  At Baselworld 2016 Sinn, a favourite German ‘tool watch’ brand of many, came out with a number of new releases including one or two rather dressy pieces as well as a camo dial that is probably something you will love… Read More ›

• BASELWORLD 2016 : Nomos Glashütte Tetra Neomatik

  By horologium on April 13, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  At Baselworld 2015 Nomos launched the hugely popular neomatik watches. This year, they have extended the neomatik range into the Tetra collection and in so doing, updated it. Previously only available in 27.5 mm and 29.5 mm square cases, is… Read More ›

• NEWS : Tudor CEO to move to Rolex

  By horologium on April 10, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Another day another move, with news that Tudor’s CEO Mr. Philippe Peverelli, who has lead the Rolex younger sibling since 2009, will be moving to the big R to run the Rolex Group’s merchandising division Roledeco, which handles boutique design… Read More ›