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• NATO to the rescue

  By horologium on November 2, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

    I have a fondness for MeisterSingers, and own two of them. My first was this No.1, which I purchased about four years ago. Unfortunately, my interest in wearing it has waned in the last year, and after failed attempts… Read More ›

• "Piaget Exceptional Creation" – The Hour Glass

  By horologium on November 1, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  A few weeks ago, there was a Piaget exhibition at The Hourglass in Sydney, and I popped around to take a look. This is a brand for which I have an abiding fondness born of having a father who was… Read More ›

• Three years on : Seiko’s Limited Edition Spring Drive Moon Phase

  By horologium on October 27, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Sometimes I like to look back on a watch a few years after its release, especially if, at the time, it was much heralded for technical and aesthetic reasons, and an award winner to boot, to see how it’s faring,… Read More ›

• MoonFighter : Crazy or Cool?

  By horologium on October 22, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  I mentioned Romain Jerome’s Space Invaders watch earlier this year. Now, the brand that believes that there are never too many things that you can put bits of the moon into has come up with the “MoonFighter” pen range. A… Read More ›

• Sold : John Wayne’s Rolex King Midas

  By horologium on October 11, 2011 • ( 2 )

  

  (Photo from Heritage Auctions) The “Personal Property of John Wayne Signature Auction”, conducted by Heritage Auctions, has just closed, with an astonishing total of $5,382,492 for the sale. Amongst the items sold was Lot 44182, described as follows : “An… Read More ›

• IWC watchmaking workshop & lunch at Becasse

  By horologium on October 4, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Steady hand, sharp eye-sight…the invitation to attend a IWC Watchmaking Master Class seemed a tad beyond my capabilities, as those who know me can affirm. (umm…’loupe’, heh) Never let it be said that I am not prepared to give watchmaking… Read More ›

• Made in China : Sea-Gull

  By horologium on September 26, 2011 • ( 2 )

  

  Founded in January 1955 by the PRC government, Tianjin Sea-Gull Corporation (天津海鸥) was originally called the Tianjin Sea-Gull Watch Factory, with only four watchmakers at its inception. By 2005, Sea-Gull were making more than 25% of the world’s mechanical movements…. Read More ›

• The Double Red Sea-Dweller (DRSD)

  By horologium on September 23, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  We have previously written about the Rolex Ref. 5510. Today, we look at another iconic and highly collectable Rolex, the Double Red Sea-Dweller. The Reference 1655, known as the “DRSD” by Rolex fans, commenced production in the late 1960s. Very… Read More ›

• Girard-Perregaux seeks to reduce dependence on Chinese market

  By horologium on September 14, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Unlike what seems like an increasing number of brands unabashedly wooing the financially important mainland Chinese market with varying degrees of directness, Girard-Perregaux has decided that it wants to expand in the U.S. and South America, and to reduce its… Read More ›

• Italian police seize 800,000 fake watches

  By horologium on September 7, 2011 • ( 0 )

  Agence France-Presse report that Italian police have seized approximately 800,000 fake luxury watches worth 10 million Euros from a shop run by five Chinese nationals in the textile town of Prato, south of Bologna. As well as finding unfinished replicas… Read More ›