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• SIHH 2014 : Vacheron Constantin Fabuleux Ornements

  By horologium on January 28, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  This first Vacheron Constantin SIHH 2014 post is perhaps a follow up to this post from SIHH 2013. The latest addition to Vacheron’s Métiers d’Art, this year’s collection of four watches again illustrates how how this line produces some really… Read More ›

• SIHH 2014 : LIVE PHOTOS Baume et Mercier 1892 Clifton Flying Tourbillon

  By horologium on January 27, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  In October last year we we one of the first to announce Baume et Mercier’s new Clifton Flying Tourbillon, about which you can read more in my 2013 post here. SIHH 2014 brought, along with a formal launch of this… Read More ›

• SIHH 2014 : Jaeger-LeCoultre Grand Reverso Ultra Thin 1931 Chocolate

  By horologium on January 25, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  My first SIHH 2014 post is about this watch. Why have I chosen this one to be the first? Well because it’s not only the one that I was asked about the most pre-SIHH and at the beginning, but also… Read More ›

• SIHH 2014 : it begins

  By horologium on January 20, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Dear readers and fellow watch lovers, Another year has passed and it is SIHH time again. With thanks to Richemont Australia for the invitation, I am again in Geneva, arriving earlier today. There will be in-depth blogposts about the fair,… Read More ›

• BASELWORLD 2014 : Omega Speedmaster Mark II Re-issue

  By horologium on January 17, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Last year saw the return of the Omega Bullhead design in a modern re-issue. This year, Omega is delving into their popular Speedmaster archives and releasing a new version of the 1969 Speedmaster Mark II, which was popular for its… Read More ›

• NEW MODEL : Officine Panerai Luminor Sealand ‘Year of the Horse’

  By horologium on January 11, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  With a new lunar year coming soon, Officine Panerai have released the latest in their Chinese zodiac/ lunar year themed limited editions, this time in honour of the year of the horse. The PAM 847 is limited to one hundred… Read More ›

• Tiffany & Co ordered to pay Swatch Group over failed venture

  By horologium on January 8, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The Tiffany & Co jewellery chain has been ordered to pay the Swatch Group $448m (£274m) over a failed joint venture. In 2007 a deal was struck between the two parties to make watches together under the Tiffany Watch Co… Read More ›

• An interview with Janek Deleskiewicz, Artistic and Design Director, Jaeger-LeCoultre

  By horologium on January 5, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  During his flying visit to Australia to celebrate Jaeger-LeCoultre’s 180th anniversary, I was fortunate enough to be invited meet industry luminary Janek Deleskiewicz, the Maison’s Artistic and Design Director, for a wide-ranging chat and interview. I hope you enjoy this… Read More ›

• NEWS : Fire at ETA Workshop

  By horologium on December 31, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  A fire broke out at 8:45am on Sunday 29th December 2013 at the ETA (Swatch Group) building in Grenchen, destroying the galvanic workshop, where metal is electroplated and rust-proofed, as well as causing smoke damage to other areas. There was… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON: the Omega Marine

  By horologium on December 29, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  Following on from the previous post about the very collectible Omega Cosmic is another vintage Omega, this one from an earlier period and perhaps even more rare, the divers watch known as the Omega Marine, first produced in 1932. The… Read More ›