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• BASELWORLD 2015 : Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time

  By horologium on March 19, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  Well sometimes the word ‘novelties’ so beloved of the watch world actually does apply, and the new Patek Pilots’ watch certainly falls into the ‘unexpected’ category. It adds a sports watch to the Calatrava collection, and is a markedly different… Read More ›

• PRE-BASELWORLD 2015 : Omega White Side of the Moon

  By horologium on March 17, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  Two years ago the Omega Speedmaster went to the ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ and last year, it went grey. As most guessed based on the teasers that have gone out over the last few days, Omega have a new… Read More ›

• CARTIER : Rêves de Panthères

  By horologium on March 16, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The name of today’s watch has been translated into ‘Dreams of the Panthers’, but I like to think that perhaps ‘Reverie of the Panthers’ is just as appropriate, as they appear to be daydreaming. This may be, as they say,… Read More ›

• PRE-BASELWORLD 2015 : Frederique Constant Worldtimer Navy Blue

  By horologium on March 14, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  In keeping with the general theme of a recent post on a 2015 release that is a variation on a successful existing model, and as an acknowledgement that it is not all about completely new models or collections, today’s post… Read More ›

• EXTREMELY PIAGET: Black Tie Vintage Inspiration

  By horologium on March 12, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  For a few years now, brands have been reaching into ‘their’ 1960s and 1970s for inspiration. Many brands have gone down the path to those decades for, in particular, sports watches, but to modernise dress watches from that period is… Read More ›

• COMMENT : Being smart about Apple

  By horologium on March 10, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  If you think that spending over $10k on a bit of tech that will be obsolete in a year is a fabulous idea then I have a bridge to sell you. If you think that oh maybe you can melt… Read More ›

• PRE-BASELWORLD 2015: H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Concept Watch Fumé

  By horologium on March 10, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  For an instagram account with comparatively few posts to date, H.Moser & Cie have developed a solid following, and in recent days they’ve been engaged in a bit of horological teasing with their followers about new releases. One of the… Read More ›

• AUDEMARS PIGUET : Royal Oak Offshore Diver 42

  By horologium on March 9, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Audemars Piguet’s best selling Royal Oaks (Offshore or otherwise) have been through more variants than any of us remember, occasionally rather vividly so. It is therefore somewhat comforting to see a new model that is sedate and more flexible in… Read More ›

• VACHERON CONSTANTIN : Metiers d’Art Mecaniques Gravées

  By horologium on March 6, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  During this, the year of their 260th anniversary, Vacheron Constantin have added to their Métiers d’Art collection with two new platinum watches with hand-engraved in-house movements – calibres 22601/1 and 4400/1. What these two pieces share in common are the… Read More ›

• LIVE PHOTOS : Romain Jerome commemorates the fall of the Berlin Wall

  By horologium on March 4, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Romain Jerome’s fondness for using bits and pieces of things in their watches is well established. They like to choose historically significant events but veer into popular culture as well. At the end of last year they added to their… Read More ›