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• Hanhart announces watches made from nickel-free alloy

  By horologium on March 5, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A couple of years ago, I blogged about the issue of nickel allergies and watches, as the problem is one that affects one of my sisters. And so it was with great interest that I read about Hanhart introducing a… Read More ›

• Rolex is the U.K.’s top ‘super brand’ for 2012

  By horologium on March 2, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Rolex has topped the U.K. Consumer Superbrands index for the first time, with Coca-Cola and Google at second and third place respectively. Administered by the Centre for Brand Analaysis, the annual consumer brands survey lists the top 500 consumer and… Read More ›

• Telescopic hands – Parmigiani’s Toric Ovale

  By horologium on February 26, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  You have probably noticed that I am rather taken by ‘alternative’ methods of time display; jump hours, mystery hands, rotating satellites, the use of liquid…well here’s another watch that has captured my attention for a time-telling difference. It’s a two-hander,… Read More ›

• Arnold & Son True Beat 88

  By horologium on February 22, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  British watchmakers Arnold & Son have just released a watch with a rarely seen complication. As the name indicates, the new Arnold & Son True Beat 88 features a ‘dead beat’ seconds. Another ‘dead beat seconds’ we’ve looked at is… Read More ›

• British Horological Institute honours Roger Smith

  By horologium on February 8, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  The British Horological Institute recently awarded Isle of Man based Roger W. Smith the Barrett Silver Medal in recognition of his “dedication to and successfully continuing the finest traditions of English watchmaking”. During his acceptance speech, Roger Smith remembered his… Read More ›

• Les Univers Infinis – Vacheron Constantin

  By horologium on February 3, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Vacheron’s “Les Univers Infinis” is their latest Métiers d’Art collection, which highlights the artisanal crafts of enamelling, engraving, Escher influenced tessellation and guilloché. There’s something to be said about watches with a sense of whimsy rather than ultra complications, watches… Read More ›

• Full list of Panerai 2012 releases

  By horologium on January 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  For those who have found it hard to find a complete list of Panerai’s SIHH 2012 offerings, here’s a run down of OP’s new models for this year. HISTORIC RADIOMIR CALIFORNIA 3 DAYS Ø 47 MM PAM00424 MOVEMENTHand-wound mechanical, Panerai… Read More ›

• A GTG at Scopri Italian Restaurant

  By horologium on January 25, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  Scopri 191 Nicholson Street Carlton VIC 3053 Ph : (03) 9347 8252 A week after having spent a few days in Melbourne, I found myself there again for the Melbourne Watchband’s end of year dinner last month, having been talked… Read More ›

• More dragons : Grieb & Benzinger

  By horologium on January 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  In the latest chapter in the relentless pursuit of the Chinese market, especially in the upcoming year of the dragon, Grieb & Benzinger have released their version of watches-with-dragons. Fortunately, they have restricted themselves to four models, each available in… Read More ›

• SIHH 2012 : Piaget’s Altiplano Skeleton – setting new records for ‘thin’

  By horologium on January 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Although it was announced a couple of months ago, Piaget has now formally launched the stunning Altiplano Skeleton at SIHH 2012. At 38mm, this dress watch holds two ‘firsts’. At 5.34mm it is the world’s thinnest automatic skeleton watch and… Read More ›