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• SWISS WATCH EXPORTS : 2013

  By horologium on February 26, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The Federation of the Swiss watch industry has reported good results for 2013, with exports at a record 21.8 billion CHF, a 1.9% increase (approx 400 million CHF) on 2012’s figures. The second half of 2012 (+3.0%) showed a greater… Read More ›

• SIHH 2014 : BAUME & MERCIER Clifton Retrograde Date

  By horologium on February 23, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  The emphasis throughout the Baume et Mercier presentation at SIHH 2014 was on ‘affordable luxury’, with ‘quality’ and ‘price’ being keywords. With this in mind, amongst the new additions to the Clifton line announced by Baume et Mercier at SIHH… Read More ›

• DE BETHUNE : Dream Watch 5

  By horologium on February 16, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  During ‘Geneva week’ before the start of SIHH 2014 we visited a couple of brands, of which De Bethune was the first. As it was also the brand that I first visited during my inaugural ‘Geneva week’ in 2013 it… Read More ›

• SIHH 2014 : Piaget’s new record-breaking Altiplano 900P

  By horologium on February 14, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  At SIHH 2013 there was a small ‘thinnest’ battle going on but of course, Piaget’s relentless drive to maintain their position at the top of the ‘ultra thin’ watch pecking order is always a given, and at SIHH 2014 it… Read More ›

• SIHH 2014 : A.LANGE & SÖHNE Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar ‘Terraluna’

  By horologium on February 11, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  This year the Lange booth at SIHH 2014 was dominated by another outsized watch, fit for a particularly large Ent, if Ents had wrists, wore watches and were the slightest bit interested in perpetual calendars. With its own display area… Read More ›

• SIHH 2014 : AUDEMARS PIGUET Royal Oak Concept GMT Tourbillon White Ceramic

  By horologium on February 9, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Launched in 2002 as a 30th anniversary tribute to the Royal Oak, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept watches like to skirt a line between serious horology and boundary pushing fun for the popular Royal Oak design. The 2014 version launched… Read More ›

• SIHH 2014 : VAN CLEEF & ARPELS’ Pierre Arpels Heure d’ici & Heure d’ailleurs

  By horologium on February 6, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  For me, at my second SIHH and still very much a ‘newbie’ fair wise, an unexpected watch, especially when part of a polished and engaging press presentation, still has the ability to make me forget about the crowds and occasionally… Read More ›

• SIHH 2014 : IWC’s Aquatimer commemorates the Galapagos Islands

  By horologium on February 4, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  With eight new Aquatimers released at SIHH 2014, it was only natural for IWC to include, amongst these, a few special edition models commemorating their commitment to the Galapagos Islands and Charles Darwin Foundation. AQUATIMER EXPEDITION CHARLES DARWIN An automatic… Read More ›

• SIHH 2014 : PANERAI releases two more pocket watches

  By horologium on February 1, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Last year’s surprise appearance of a pocket watch at SIHH 2013 turned out not to be a one-off, with SIHH 2014 bringing in two relatively more accessible pocket watches. The 3 Days Oro Rosso (PAM447) and Oro Bianco (PAM529) are… Read More ›

• NEWS : HANDS-ON with Omega’s groundbreaking Seamaster Planet Ocean Orange Ceramic

  By horologium on January 30, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Whilst in Geneva in last week I was invited by Omega (Australia) to visit their Geneva boutique and meet with Mr. Gregory Kissling, Omega’s Head of Product Management, for an introduction to Omega’s new Seamaster Planet Ocean, with its newly… Read More ›