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• NEW: NOMOS Ludwig “175 Years Watchmaking Glashütte”

  By horologium on July 20, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  NOMOS is celebrating 175 years of watchmaking in Glashütte with three limited editions of their Ludwig model. Each of the editions are in limitations of 175 pieces each. Although perhaps not amongst their most high profile watches, the Ludwig is… Read More ›

• INDUSTRY NEWS: Swatch Group releases half year report 2020

  By horologium on July 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The Swatch Group has released its half year report for 2020. The year started strongly with an operating margin of 21.4% in the Watches & Jewellery segment (without Production) and 17.3% for the overall Group despite COVID-19 lockdowns in mainland… Read More ›

• NEW: Angelus U23 Carbon Cocktail

  By horologium on July 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  You may be wondering what Angelus have been up to recently. Some of you may remember the U21 and U22, which featured a skeletonised flying tourbillons. Now their movement returns in a series of eight unique pieces with PVD-treated bridges,… Read More ›

• INDUSTRY NEWS: James Murdoch set to invest in Baselworld organiser MCH Group

  By horologium on July 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The ongoing saga of Baselworld and organisers the MCH Group continue, with the surprise announcement that Lupa Systems LLC, an investment firm founded by James Murdoch in 2019, has been in talks to take a 30-44% stake in the Group…. Read More ›

• NEW: GENUS GNS1.2 TD

  By horologium on July 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Last year we had the opportunity to see one of the more fascinating pieces that have crossed our paths in recent times, the GENUS GNS1.2, about which you can read at this link. We were clearly not alone in thinking… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON: IWC Big Pilot Big Date Spitfire “Mission Accomplished”

  By horologium on July 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Last year as a part of their new Pilot pieces IWC revamped their Spitfire range, put in some new in-house movements, and included a series of bronze cases for the first time. At the top end of these new pieces was… Read More ›

• NEW: Breguet Tradition Automatique Seconde Rétrograde 7097 Boutique Only

  By horologium on July 5, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  In 2015, to celebrate a decade of its Tradition collection, Breguet released a number of new models, of which one was the Tradition Automatique Seconde Rétrograde 7097. In white gold and rose gold launch models with silvered dials, the concept… Read More ›

• NEW: Glashütte Original Senator Cosmopolite Midnight Blue

  By horologium on July 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Today is a continuation of the theme from the last post about an updated time zone timepiece but this time, the changes are less substantial. In 2015 Glashütte Original presented the new Senator Cosmopolite, a travel watch with 35 time… Read More ›

• NEW: A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Time Zone (with a new Calibre)

  By horologium on June 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Is fifteen years a long time between changes? There is no actual answer to this question, but in thinking about it, there’s also another thing that might be (re) considered – the perceived ‘need’ to create or present new pieces… Read More ›

• NEW: Longines Heritage Tuxedo collection

  By horologium on June 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I just got an invitation through the mail: “Your presence requested this evening, it’s formal A top hat, a white tie and tails” Nothing now could take the wind out of my sails Because I’m invited to step out this… Read More ›