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• HANDS-ON : the Bremont Codebreaker

  By horologium on May 16, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Sometimes it seems that Bremont is pretty much as ‘British’ as they can possibly be, as military-aligned as they can be. Whether it is special editions for airforce squadrons, their links with Martin Baker or their ‘Victory’ watch, their enthusiasm… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : the URWERK EMC – Electro Mechanical Control

  By horologium on May 12, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Earlier this year Horologium had the opportunity to look at URWERK’s mechanical ‘smart’ watch, the EMC, ‘in the metal’. ‘EMC’ stands for ‘Electro  Mechanical Control’ – that is, the combination of a mechanical watch with a micro generator. The idea… Read More ›

• WATCH PROFILE : Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine Ultra-Thin Calibre 1731

  By horologium on May 8, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Unfortunately, I haven’t (yet) had the opportunity to get my greedy hands on the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Comtemporaine Minute Repeater, but I did get the chance to gawk at it in its display cabinet at SIHH 2014 earlier this year…. Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : Omega Speedmaster Mark II Re-issue

  By horologium on May 4, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Earlier this year I blogged about the Omega Speedmaster Mark II re-issue. Today, Horologium brings you live photos of the two versions, with thanks to Omega Australia and the Castlereagh St boutique in Sydney. To reiterate Omega, which not only… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : Zenith Captain Power Reserve

  By horologium on May 1, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  The full name of today’s watch is in fact the Zenith Captain Elite Power Reserve. The ‘Elite’ of the name refers to the movement inside, the automatic Elite 685 calibre, and the watch fits firmly within the traditionally designed Captain… Read More ›

• VIDEO : A timely topic

  By horologium on April 29, 2014 • ( 1 )

  Today’s post is another in the irregular ‘video’ series in which I share horologically themed videos that I come across online. This video dates back to 1934, and comes courtesy of the British Pathé archives by way of PuristSPro. As… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : IWC’s Deep Three dive watch

  By horologium on April 27, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Horologium was recently invited by IWC to attend the Australian launch of this year’s Aquatimer collection, whose worldwide launch was at SIHH 2014 in January. As I am covering the event for another publication, I’ll not be covering it on… Read More ›

• ORIS : a new movement, an anniversary edition

  By horologium on April 21, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Known for its solid and reasonably priced watches, perhaps it is somewhat a lesser known fact that during the course of its 110 year history, Oris has also created the odd movement or two. In fact between 1904 and 1981,… Read More ›

• Baume et Mercier Social Media Competition

  By horologium on April 16, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Competition coverage is not something that happens a lot on the Horologium pages, but today I am going to mention one, because it’s a rare attempt by a major brand to do a social media campaign. The relationship between large… Read More ›

• BREAKING NEWS : Jean-Frédéric Dufour new Rolex CEO

  By horologium on April 14, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Zenith CEO Jean-Frédéric Dufour (photo taken January 2013, Geneva) has just been announced as the new CEO (Director-General, in French) of Rolex, replacing Gian Riccardo Marini, who has been CEO since 3 May, 2011. Mr. Dufour was appointed as Zenith… Read More ›