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• Credor Spring Drive Minute Repeater

  By horologium on March 25, 2011 • ( 0 )

  A little while ago I blogged about a very special Seiko, the Limited Edition Astron. BaselWorld 2011 brings another new commemorative watch from Seiko, which is celebrating its 130th anniversary this year. Meet the almost half a million dollar (yes… Read More ›

• An interview with A.B.P. (Atelier du Bracelet Parisien)

  By horologium on February 21, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  For many a watch enthusiast, straps are an important part of watch ownership, with strap purchases and changes according to mood/ weather/ purpose/ colour/ material  being a regular part of one’s horological existence.  If you’re a Paneristi, strapmania can reach… Read More ›

• The Longines Comet

  By horologium on January 23, 2011 • ( 8 )

  

  The Longines Comet, a short-lived mystery dial from the seventies, is an unusual watch from Longines, featuring a broad arrow for hours and an orbiting dot for minutes. Both are on revolving discs, making them appear to move without being… Read More ›

• Pre-owned watch shops : Hong Kong

  By horologium on January 14, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Watches. Hong Kong. It is virtually impossible to go anywhere in this city without bumping into a watch shop of some description, whether it’s one of the many branches of City Chain, the plethora of shops in Central, TST and… Read More ›

• Hands-on with the Dior Chiffre Rouge T01

  By horologium on January 13, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Many of the well-known fashion houses have been producing watches for years, most of them without horological distinction, their productions being regarded as just ‘fashion’ pieces. This seems to be changing of late with some interesting, not to say innovative,… Read More ›

• Rolex 5510 – Some notes

  By horologium on December 19, 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  As we have mentioned in this previous post, Rolex 5510s have been in the news a little of late (and in the US$66,100 ebay 5510’s case, this interest even appeared in the non-watch media).  Compared to the 5510 that went… Read More ›

• Rolex 5510 – Christie’s Auction 2366

  By horologium on December 11, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  If you lost out on the recent much talked about ebay auction of a Rolex 5510 covered here by Hodinkee, you can always try for this one, up for auction at Christie’s Sale 2366 on 14 December in New York…. Read More ›

• Hands-on with the AMVOX2 Chronograph DBS

  By horologium on December 2, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  What is it about cars and watches?  Whether it’s co-branding, collaboration or ‘inspired by’, TAGs, Rolex Daytonas, Chopard Mille Miglia, Panerai Ferrari, Breitling for Bentley, Manometro, the list is endless, with even Spyker is getting in on the act with… Read More ›

• Hands-on with MeisterSinger’s No3 – PVD

  By horologium on November 22, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  For a company that has only been in existence since 2001, MeisterSinger has managed to do quite well, picking up awards here and there for their designs, and becoming arguably the most well known modern proponent of single-handed watches, also… Read More ›

• Vacheron Constantin Royal Chronometer

  By horologium on November 17, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  HISTORY The term ‘chronometer’ was coined by English watchmaker and writer Jeremy Thacker in 1714 in his pamphlet ‘The Longitudes Examin’d’ for clocks used to calculate longitude on marine voyages.  He invented a marine chronometer, a clock encased within a… Read More ›