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• WANTED : watchmaker to work with Roger Smith

  By horologium on February 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Okay. So a job advertisement isn’t something that I would normally post about here, but I know that this is something that doesn’t exactly come up regularly, and that I know will be of interest to some of you –… Read More ›

• NEWS : Politicians and watches – the tale continues

  By horologium on February 11, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  So it seems that even in Australia we cannot escape controversies involving politicians and watches. Perhaps to some degree we’ve become accustomed to it happening in Russia and the Republics or the People’s Republic of China. But Australia? In a… Read More ›

• SIHH 2016 : IWC Mark XVIII Top Gun Miramar

  By horologium on February 10, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Amongst the cavalcade of pilots’ watches that were released by IWC at SIHH 2016, with perhaps a more low key appearance compared to the Heritage pieces, was a new Top Gun Miaramar model, the Mark XVIII Top Gun Miramar (Reference… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : De Bethune Piece Unique Dream Watch 5 Meteorite

  By horologium on February 5, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  By and large handling a watch for the first time involves impressions about weight, size, lugs, how a watch feels on the wrist, thoughts about straps or bracelets, and overall impressions about how the watch looks. Then comes a watch… Read More ›

• SIHH 2016 : Vacheron Constantin upgrades the Overseas

  By horologium on February 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s an interesting thing about watches that modern luxury sports watches by and large, with some notable exceptions, have a tendency towards erring on the thicker side whereas dress watches tend to err on the thinner, complications notwithstanding. Last year… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : Romain Jerome’s Super Mario Bros

  By horologium on January 30, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Romain Jerome’s adventures with old computer games continued late last year with their release, following on from the Pac-Man and Space Invaders models, the Super Mario limited edition, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the game’s release. For those familiar with… Read More ›

• SIHH 2016 : A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon

  By horologium on January 29, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

    The much loved Datograph from A.Lange & Söhne has been ramped up and it was the centrepiece (literally, as it was the one chosen by the brand to be reproduced in their annual ‘uber’ format, dominating their booth) of… Read More ›

• SIHH 2016 : Panerai goes ‘tropical’ with the PAM662 Radiomir 1940 3 Days Acciaio & PAM663 Luminor 1950 3 Days Acciaio

  By horologium on January 28, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  At SIHH 2016 Panerai revisited its past with a number of new models in a variety of cases and dial colours and functions. Of these my personal favourites were, perhaps of some surprise to me, these two. I’ll explain why… Read More ›

• MB&F : Sherman, little brother of Melchior

  By horologium on January 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  In what has become a ritual of sorts we paid a visit to M.A.D. Gallery Geneva last week. Usually the visit is after SIHH, but this year, it was on the Sunday before the start of the fair, at which… Read More ›

• SIHH 2016 : Baume & Mercier Clifton Chronograph Complete Calendar

  By horologium on January 24, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  In recent years Baume & Mercier’s Clifton range has entrenched its position as ‘the’ collection for those wishing to enter the world of luxury watches via Baume. They are classic timepieces which contain solid movements, and are versatile. Now, Baume… Read More ›