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• Bovet celebrates its 190th anniversary with …

  By horologium on April 10, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Non horological items produced by watch brands, although still the exception, is not new. Jewellery, cufflinks, pens, mobile phones…Although not the first (that goes to Omega, for the Aqua Terra eau de toilette), Bovet has released a perfume for women… Read More ›

• New Officine Panerai factory

  By horologium on March 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Ten years after the inauguration of its manufactury in Neuchâtel, Officine Panerai has announced the start of work for a new factory which will consolidate all R&D, production and assembly of their watches. The new production facility will be opened… Read More ›

• Casio and Royal Air Force collaborate for new G-Shock

  By horologium on March 23, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  In one of the more practical watch brand collaborations that we’ve heard for a while, Casio has been working with Britain’s Royal Air Force on a new range designed for use in combat. Formed in 1918, the RAF is one… Read More ›

• Baselworld 2012 : Jaquet Droz Eclipse – the ‘dark’ and the ‘light’

  By horologium on March 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A brand that still somehow seems to fly under the ‘major league’ radar, Jaquet Droz has a quite distinctive style, particularly for its dress watches, but two of JD’s new Baselworld 2012 models, part of their ‘Majestic Beijing’ collection, seem… Read More ›

• Ventura’s digital SPARC MGS wins red dot ‘Best of the Best’ 2012

  By horologium on March 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Ventura’s SPARC MGS automatic digital watch has just been awarded with the red dot “BEST of the BEST” design award 2012 by the red dot Design Center Essen. This is not Ventura’s first red dot, having also received the Best… Read More ›

• Baselworld 2012 : Longines 180th anniversary ‘red 12’ monopusher

  By horologium on March 14, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  As part of Longines’ commemorative models for its 180th anniversary, they have gone all ‘heritage’. One of these anniversary watches is the “Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph”, perhaps more simply known as a monopusher chronograph. Based on the early wire-lugged watches,… Read More ›

• Baselworld 2012 : Seiko Astron GPS Solar watch

  By horologium on March 10, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Billed as the ‘watch that understands time zones’, Seiko has created their first solar powered GPS watch, using a patented low-energy receiver that picks up GPS signals and identifies the time zone, time and date using at least four GPS… Read More ›

• Baselworld 2012 : Tudor Heritage Black Bay

  By horologium on March 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Although we have some (vintage) Rolex devotees amongst us, we also have some Tudor fans, and with this year’s Baselworld 2012 offerings from the former, a few of us have already been muttering aloud about whether Tudor is more interesting… Read More ›

• Top Gun : IWC vs. Breitling

  By horologium on March 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  An interesting media release landed in my in-box : Official statement IWC Top Gun watches Schaffhausen, 7 March 2012 – IWC is proud partner of the US Navy Tactics Instructor Program, better known under the name of Top Gun, since… Read More ›

• The rare Longines-Wittnauer Second Setting watch

  By horologium on March 8, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  One of the reasons I carry a camera with me all the time is because I never know when I might meet an unexpected watch. Firstly, a bit of history. The relationship between Wittnauer and Longines goes back a long… Read More ›