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• FIONA KRÜGER : Memento Mori

  By horologium on March 2, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Firstly, a disclosure. The photos that appear in this post are ‘best under the circumstances’ photos. For ones that do the watches justice, go to Fiona’s website. So why did I take them and choose to share them? Well if… Read More ›

• LIVE PHOTOS : De Bethune DB25T Zodiac

  By horologium on February 28, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  In my watch wanderings before the start of SIHH week it has become customary for me to visit De Bethune to see some of their pre-Baselworld launches. This time we had a new watch companion, London’s #thewatchnerd; be sure to… Read More ›

• MB&F : the end of the HM3 road

  By horologium on February 26, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  Launched in 2013, the HM3 riff known as the MEGAWIND has proven to be a popular variant for MB&F. Today MB&F launches the final edition of the HM3, a MEGAWIND with added C3 SuperLuminova. If you want proof of the… Read More ›

• NEW MODEL : ZENITH Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane Grand Voyage II

  By horologium on February 24, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  In 2013 Zenith launched the Christophe Colomb Hurricane Grand Voyage, a limited edition piece that was part of the Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane collection. The very distinctive Christoph Colomb complications fall under Zenith’s ‘Academy’ collection, and feature the large fishbowl-like… Read More ›

• ROGER DUBUIS : Hands-on with the Excalibur Spider Double Flying Tourbillon

  By horologium on February 23, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Last month at SIHH 2015 Roger Dubuis’ presentation introduced a number of skeletonised models featuring the Astral Skeleton movement with the distinctive Dubuis signature of a star in the movement architecture. Amongst the new models launched was the Excalibur Spider… Read More ›

• JAEGER-LECOULTRE : the Master goes black

  By horologium on February 20, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  Although not their most glamorous or technically impressive pieces, two new releases by Jaeger-LeCoultre to their Master range at SIHH 2015 may end up being their most widely talked about. Why? Because they are new versions of two of the… Read More ›

• RALPH LAUREN puts Bugatti on your wrist (possibly)

  By horologium on February 18, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  At SIHH 2015 Ralph Lauren focused on the launch of some automotive inspired watches featuring the use of wood on dials and bezels, inspired by the dashboard of the 1938 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic Coupe owned by Lauren. The entry model… Read More ›

• NEWS : Swiss Watch Exports in 2014

  By horologium on February 16, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH) has reported that watch exports in 2014 continued to grow, with a total value of 22.2 bllion CHF, an increase of 1.9%, the same as 2013. The first half-year showed a 3.1%… Read More ›

• VAN CLEEF & ARPELS : the ‘wow’ factor

  By horologium on February 12, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  At the end of SIHH 2015 I was asked, in a private conversation, what stood out for me during those four days. A part of the ensuing conversation was a comment by me that, upon further reflection a few weeks… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : with Urwerk’s tweedy side

  By horologium on February 11, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Late last year Urwerk announced what was a surprisingly ‘old-fashioned’ limited edition of their UR-110. Aptly announced during London’s Salon QP, team Urwerk held a private launch of the UR-110 ‘Eastwood’, a collaboration with English tailor Timothy Everest. I had… Read More ›