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• NEW: Frederique Constant seconde/ seconde Slimline Moonphase Date Manufacture

  By horologium on February 26, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Romaric André, the founder of French design studio seconde/seconde/, established in 2019, is known for taking vintage watches and swapping the original hands with sometimes cartoonish substitutes that reflect, in some way, the actual timepiece. Even if unfamiliar with his… Read More ›

• NEW: Louis Moinet ASTRONEF TECHNO

  By horologium on February 23, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Louis Moinet has added a new piece to their double tourbillon ASTRONEF collection, this time with a less traditional type of dial. A collaboration between CEO Jean-Marie Schaller and Concepto’s Fabrice Gonet, the ASTRONEF collection was launched in 2021, with… Read More ›

• NEW: Longines Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve

  By horologium on February 20, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Meet the latest addition to Longines Conquest Heritage family – the Central Power Reserve, a nod back to 1959 and released as a part of the brand’s celebration of seventy years of the Conquest name, which dates back to 1954…. Read More ›

• NEW: Seiko Presage Studio Ghibli Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Collaboration Limited Edition

  By horologium on February 17, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Seiko has announced an addition to its Presage Craftsmanship Series with the new Studio Ghibli Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Collaboration Limited Edition. This relationship between the watch brand and animation studio is not new; you may recall… Read More ›

• NEW: Piaget Polo 79

  By horologium on February 15, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Even if you were not yet an adult/ the target market but (merely) growing up in the 1980s, as I was, it was hard not to notice the ads in print media with the yellow gold ‘striped’ Piaget. Even if… Read More ›

• NEW: URWERK UR-100V “Lightspeed”

  By horologium on February 12, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  URWERK’s UR-100V series continues its evolution with the new “Lightspeed”. Although it is still very much of the same ‘space’ spirit as so many of URWERK’s space-themed watches, this new model takes a different angle, with the appearance of eight… Read More ›

• NEW: ZENITH Chronomaster Original Triple Calendar

  By horologium on February 9, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Zenith has expanded its Chronomaster Original series with a new Triple Calendar, its origins going all the way back to the beginning of the El Primero story – a triple calendar chronograph that was designed with an El Primero movement… Read More ›

• NEW: Moritz Grossmann TOURBILLON Tremblage

  By horologium on February 7, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  The new TOURBILLON Tremblage by Moritz Grossmann features a hand-crafted dial that may be familiar to you. This new limited edition comes in rose gold and white gold versions in 44.5mm sized cases (thickness of 13.9mm), both of which are… Read More ›

• NEW: Bell & Ross BR 03 Cyber Ceramic Limited Edition

  By horologium on February 5, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Bell & Ross’ Cyber collection is based on the BR 03, but with a case that is more angular, with exaggerated facetting. It’s about strong lines and an open work dial. The brand says that the Cyber is inspired by… Read More ›

• NEW: NOMOS Glashütte Orion neomatik new black

  By horologium on January 31, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Although more known for its lighter and brighter dials, darker colours (usually in the form of dark blue) have appeared in NOMOS watches over the years and are a part of various collection families. However, they are, by and large,… Read More ›