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• BASELWORLD 2015 : Casio G-SHOCK

  By horologium on March 26, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  A rather interesting fact. For all the haute horlogerie and other pieces that appear on Horologium, there is a brand about whom the posts, admittedly somewhat irregular, seem to consistently garner steady interest, even the older posts – the brand… Read More ›

• BASELWORLD 2015 : Sinn 240 St

  By horologium on March 25, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Amongst their Baselworld 2015 offerings, some of which are tweaks of watches, is this new model. For those looking for a Sinn that is not ‘too’ sporty, and for fans of that 1960s/ 1970s cushion case style, this may appeal… Read More ›

• LIVE PHOTOS : Peter Speake-Marin Velsheda Titanium

  By horologium on March 24, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  Amongst the models launched by Peter Speake-Marin last year was a single-handed watch called the ‘Velsheda’, about which I wrote here. Recently, in the lead-up to SIHH 2015 in Geneva, we caught up with him. It was too brief a… Read More ›

• BASELWORLD 2015 : Glashütte Original Senator Observer

  By horologium on March 23, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Known for their traditionally styled ‘observer’ watches, including a special limited eition model in 2012 named after their founder, Glashütte Original have released a new version of their Senator Observer, containing the same Calibre 100-14 as the Julius Assmann LE… Read More ›

• BASELWORLD 2015: Chopard L.U.C XPS Fairmined ®

  By horologium on March 21, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Some of you may remember Chopard’s launch, a year ago, of their first watch using ‘fair mined’ gold. At this year’s Baselworld they have launched a second model. The new L.U.C XPS Fairmined® watch is also a limited edition, but… Read More ›

• BASELWORLD 2015 : Zenith Elite 6150

  By horologium on March 21, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  This is the sort of watch that makes long time Zenith fans sigh with relief. We’re talking about the fans that remember the pre-Nataf years, found themselves confused for awhile, and were soothed by Jean-Frédérique Dufour only to be suddenly… Read More ›

• BASELWORLD 2015 : TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Announce Swiss Smartwatch Collaboration

  By horologium on March 20, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

    TAG Heuer, Google and Intel have just completed a press conference at Baselworld 2015 to announce their partnership and foray into the smartwatch wristspace. I guess that if someone in the watch industry was going to go all out… Read More ›

• BREVA : Hands-on with the Génie 03 Speedmeter

  By horologium on March 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Billed by Breva as “the world’s first-ever wristwatch with a functional speedometer”, meet the recently launched Génie 03, the brand’s latest quirky outdoors watch. The Génie 01 was a miniature weather station, the Génie 02, an altimeter. As with its… Read More ›

• BASELWORLD 2015 : LONGINES Pulsometer Chronograph

  By horologium on March 19, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  Looking forward to the annual Longines vintage-inspired releases at Baselworld is almost second nature to many, and amongst this year’s new-old releases is a new Pulsometer (single-button) chronograph. You only need to have had a cursory exposure to vintage watches… Read More ›

• BASELWORLD 2015 : Breitling Galactic Unitime SleekT

  By horologium on March 19, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  So I know that there has been a recent post about a worldtimer, but here is another for your consideration. Meet Breitling’s latest world timer, the Galactic Unitime SleekT. COSC-certified, it contains the automatic Breitling Calibre B35 with a power… Read More ›