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• SIHH 2015 : Live photos of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Calendar Meteorite Dial

  By horologium on January 20, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  A little while ago Horologium wrote about the new meteorite dial from Jaeger-LeCoultre to be launched at SIHH 2015, and today it was thus launched, along with an accompanying bit of the meteorite from which it takes its dial. As mentioned… Read More ›

• DE BETHUNE : the DB28 Maxichrono goes white

  By horologium on January 19, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  You may recall >a previous post about the DB28 Maxichono released at Baselworld 2014 which featured a monopusher chronograph that had its seconds hand, 60-minute counter and 24-hour counter all co-axially mounted in the centre, along with the hour and… Read More ›

• PRE-SIHH 2015 : IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar

  By horologium on January 17, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Another SIHH has come around, and this time it is the turn, on the occasion of its 75th birthday, for the IWC ‘Port’ collection to get updated. There will be a number of new models (two new and six revisions)… Read More ›

• NEWS : Switzerland abandons currency cap against Euro

  By horologium on January 16, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

      Switzerland’s central bank the Swiss National Bank (SNB) has abandoned the cap on the Swiss Franc’s value against the Euro. Abandoning its exchange rate control and cutting interest rates to -0.75pc sent the franc soaring, Swiss stock markets… Read More ›

• WATCH PROFILE : Richard Mille RM025 Tourbillon Divers Watch Carbon

  By horologium on January 5, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Some of you may be familiar with the RM025 Tourbillon Chronograph divers watch that was released in titanium with lugs in 18K red gold. Well Richard Mille being the king of ‘light’ watches, it was perhaps par for the course that… Read More ›

• ROMAIN GAUTHIER : Celebrating a decade – the HMS Ten

  By horologium on January 1, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Known for his classic approach to watchmaking and focus on micro-engineering, Vallée de Joux based independent watchmaker Romain Gauthier is celebrating his tenth anniversary with the HMS Ten in three new limited editions of the ‘Prestige HMS’ introduced in 2012…. Read More ›

• WATCH PROFILE : Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Calendar and Power Reserve

  By horologium on December 29, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  With a large collection such as Cartier’s it can be difficult for those who are looking to buy one of their pieces to know where to start once they’ve managed to narrow it down to their collection of choice. If… Read More ›

• WATCH PROFILE : Montblanc Bohème Perpetual Calendar Jewellery

  By horologium on December 27, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  As regular readers of Horologium know, the dearth of mechanical complications in women’s watches is something that is occasionally commented upon, so when they do appear there is a certain level of interest. Montblanc are in the throes of an… Read More ›

• Well travelled : Vacheron Constantin’s Patrimony Traditionelle World Time

  By horologium on December 23, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  With SIHH 2015 almost upon us and the ever present push to focus on the next new thing, it is important sometimes to sit back and be reminded of watches that may have been launched a few years ago (2011,… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : Longines Heritage Diver

  By horologium on December 21, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  This year Longines has added to its well-regarded modern ‘heritage’ models with pieces such as the Heritage 1935 and the Heritage Collection 24-Hour Single Pusher Chronograph. Today we look at the Heritage Diver, another 2014 addition to the Longines Heritage… Read More ›