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• HANDS-ON : De Bethune DB28 Dark Shadows

  By horologium on December 19, 2014 • ( 8 )

  

  With a series of DB28 watches having already proven to be amongst De Bethune’s most popular lines and perhaps its most well-known, Baselworld 2014 saw the release of the seemingly all-black DB28 Dark Shadows, which I had the opportunity to… Read More ›

• PRE-SIHH 2015 : PIAGET Altiplano Chronograph

  By horologium on December 17, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Earlier this year Horologium wrote about the Altiplano 900P that was released at SIHH 2014, the 3.65mm thin watch that was the product of three years of research and the thinnest mechanical watch in the world at its release. We… Read More ›

• WATCH PROFILE : Parmigiani Fleurier Pershing 002 Asteria

  By horologium on December 16, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Perhaps better known for their men’s watches, Parmigiani Fleurier also has a number of women’s collections, including a chronograph collection called ‘Pershing 002’, which is also the name of a similar men’s collection. At a size of 42mm, which probably… Read More ›

• Hublot’s cricket collaboration and a new Australian brand ambassador

  By horologium on December 14, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  With Australian skipper Michael Clarke probably sidelined by a match injury as Australia won the first test match against India (taking a 1-0 lead) yesterday, he can perhaps take the extra time to play around with his new Hublots. It… Read More ›

• INTERVIEW : Mr. Christian Selmoni, Vacheron Constantin Artistic Director

  By horologium on December 12, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  From when he joined in January 1992 as Purchasing, Planning and Manufacturing Director to his current position as Artistic Director, held since late 2010, Mr. Christian Selmoni has both seen and been at the forefront of many changes at Vacheron… Read More ›

• PRE-SIHH 2015 : Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Calendar gets a meteorite dial

  By horologium on December 8, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  The night skies of the Vallée de Joux wherein Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Manufacture lies forms the inspiration not only of their new calendar watches to be launched at SIHH 2015 but of a broader thematic approach to the incoming year’s releases. But… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : Rolex Cellini time-only

  By horologium on December 6, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  There are, although some of you may find it difficult to believe, people who admire the Rolex brand but aren’t drawn to the omnipresent sports models. For them, the announcement of a re-invigorated Cellini line by Rolex this year was… Read More ›

• EVENT : Grand Finals weekend, Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo 2014

  By horologium on December 4, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  You may have heard of or seen the Blancpain Super Trofeo watches and be aware of Blancpain’s support of motorsports, but perhaps you may not be totally across about what the Super Trofeo is. I confess that I wasn’t as… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : De Bethune DB28 Maxichrono

  By horologium on December 2, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  During Baselworld 2014 De Bethune introduced a new chronograph with what they call the ‘Absolute Clutch System’. With a price tag of some CHF 166,000, exactly what sort of chronograph this is, has been the prevailing question. Well I recently… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : with MB&F’s HM6 ‘Space Pirate’

  By horologium on November 29, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  A little while back Horologium introduced MB&F’s latest Horological Machine, the Space Pirate. A little while after its launch MB&F Head of Communications Charris Yadigaroglou came to Australia with the new HM6 for its Australian launch, and I had the… Read More ›