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Made in England : a visit to Meridian Watches
Earlier this year I accompanied the watchnerd to visit Meridian Watches in the heart of Norwich, Norfolk. A new English brand, it is the culmination of a longstanding friendship between locals Simon Michlmayr, a WOSTEP and Peter Roberts Hackney trained… Read More ›
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Can a watch be ‘art’?
That must constitute one of the oldest and most re-hashed discussions possible amongst the human species, but though whether something might constitute ‘art’ will inevitably result in animated discussion amongst the great and good (and the rest of us), perhaps… Read More ›
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DE BETHUNE : Starry nights and a deadbeat seconds perpetual calendar
Having had the opportunity to meet David and Alessandro Zanetta of De Bethune when they were in Sydney last year, it was with pleasure that I found myself in their Geneva salon at the Four Seasons Hotel at the end… Read More ›
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From floral folly to Métiers d’art
Watch brands, by and large, tend to focus on watches for the male of the species rather than the female in their major yearly launches, but this year Vacheron Constantin focused on women, bringing out some Métiers d’art pieces for… Read More ›
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HYT presents the new H2
The HYT team have announced the new H2, a further development of last year’s H1 using the same basic concepts and technology, this time created in collaboration with Renaud & Papi. You can read more about the H1 at the… Read More ›
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IWC : AMG Black Series Ceramic, the Silberpfeil & a digital complication
This post follows on from my previous post covering the most simple and the most complicated of the Ingenieurs from IWC this year. This time, it’s some of the rather more sporty models linked with the new Mercedes AMG Petronas… Read More ›
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SIHH 2013 : the two extremes of the new IWC Ingenieurs
That 2013 would be IWC’s year of the Ingenieur, following on from 2012’s year of the Pilot watch, was well-known, so at SIHH the biggest questions were whether the booth would be as eye-catching as 2012’s one (it was), and… Read More ›
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Does size matter?
I was recently part of a watch related group email (obviously not a rare occurrence), the subject of which was also clearly not a rare occurrence – watch sizes. The discussion was about a particular watch that someone is (was?)… Read More ›
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SIHH 2013 : Baume & Mercier
This year, it’s all about the new Clifton collection at Baume & Mercier. Harking back to a 1950s aesthetic, the focus is on variations of a classic round case design with simple and clear applied numerals and hour markers. Although… Read More ›
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Zenith Pop-up shop in London
Pop-up shops don’t tend to be associated with established watch brands, which is why I thought it was worth mentioning to Horologium’s London readers that Zenith will bring itself to City workers at two pop-ups during March. In partnership with… Read More ›
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