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• Casio and Royal Air Force collaborate for new G-Shock

  By horologium on March 23, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  In one of the more practical watch brand collaborations that we’ve heard for a while, Casio has been working with Britain’s Royal Air Force on a new range designed for use in combat. Formed in 1918, the RAF is one… Read More ›

• Baselworld 2012 : Jaquet Droz Eclipse – the ‘dark’ and the ‘light’

  By horologium on March 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A brand that still somehow seems to fly under the ‘major league’ radar, Jaquet Droz has a quite distinctive style, particularly for its dress watches, but two of JD’s new Baselworld 2012 models, part of their ‘Majestic Beijing’ collection, seem… Read More ›

• Ventura’s digital SPARC MGS wins red dot ‘Best of the Best’ 2012

  By horologium on March 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Ventura’s SPARC MGS automatic digital watch has just been awarded with the red dot “BEST of the BEST” design award 2012 by the red dot Design Center Essen. This is not Ventura’s first red dot, having also received the Best… Read More ›

• Baselworld 2012 : Longines 180th anniversary ‘red 12’ monopusher

  By horologium on March 14, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  As part of Longines’ commemorative models for its 180th anniversary, they have gone all ‘heritage’. One of these anniversary watches is the “Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph”, perhaps more simply known as a monopusher chronograph. Based on the early wire-lugged watches,… Read More ›

• Baselworld 2012 : Seiko Astron GPS Solar watch

  By horologium on March 10, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Billed as the ‘watch that understands time zones’, Seiko has created their first solar powered GPS watch, using a patented low-energy receiver that picks up GPS signals and identifies the time zone, time and date using at least four GPS… Read More ›

• Baselworld 2012 : Tudor Heritage Black Bay

  By horologium on March 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Although we have some (vintage) Rolex devotees amongst us, we also have some Tudor fans, and with this year’s Baselworld 2012 offerings from the former, a few of us have already been muttering aloud about whether Tudor is more interesting… Read More ›

• Top Gun : IWC vs. Breitling

  By horologium on March 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  An interesting media release landed in my in-box : Official statement IWC Top Gun watches Schaffhausen, 7 March 2012 – IWC is proud partner of the US Navy Tactics Instructor Program, better known under the name of Top Gun, since… Read More ›

• The rare Longines-Wittnauer Second Setting watch

  By horologium on March 8, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  One of the reasons I carry a camera with me all the time is because I never know when I might meet an unexpected watch. Firstly, a bit of history. The relationship between Wittnauer and Longines goes back a long… Read More ›

• Hanhart announces watches made from nickel-free alloy

  By horologium on March 5, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A couple of years ago, I blogged about the issue of nickel allergies and watches, as the problem is one that affects one of my sisters. And so it was with great interest that I read about Hanhart introducing a… Read More ›

• Rolex is the U.K.’s top ‘super brand’ for 2012

  By horologium on March 2, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Rolex has topped the U.K. Consumer Superbrands index for the first time, with Coca-Cola and Google at second and third place respectively. Administered by the Centre for Brand Analaysis, the annual consumer brands survey lists the top 500 consumer and… Read More ›