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• NEW: H. Moser & Co. Streamliner Tourbillon Wyoming Jade

  By horologium on January 30, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Knowledge about Wyoming isn’t one of my strong points – if the state is mentioned I do think of geology, but more along the lines of the much-photographed rocks and boulders, and also oil, gas and coal deposits. It turns… Read More ›

• NEW: Bulova Lunar Pilot Meteorite Chronograph

  By horologium on January 26, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  To my mind, Bulova’s Archive Series is where the fun is, for the brand. One of the models within this collection family, the Lunar Pilot Chronograph, has had some half a dozen successful model variants to date, and now it’s… Read More ›

• NEW: Maurice Lacroix AIKON PVD Automatic Limited Edition

  By horologium on January 24, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Maurice Lacroix has just announced two sleek new PVD-treated additions to its popular AIKON, both limited to 888 pieces each. Coming in either midnight blue or gunmetal grey stainless steel cases, they have colou-matched fumé dials with a Clous de… Read More ›

• NEW: Omega Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8

  By horologium on January 23, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Omega’s first Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8 was released in 2018 to mark the 50th anniversary of the mission. Now we have a new variant, featuring a relief of the moon on a blackened main plate and… Read More ›

• NEW: Frederique Constant x Peter Speake Slimline Perpetual Calendar Manufacture Limited Edition

  By horologium on January 22, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Last year Peter Speake (aka The Naked Watchmaker or, going back further, Peter Speake-Marin, independent watchmaker and founder of his eponymous brand) launched his first collaboration with Frederique Constant, revising a model from 2016 for an open-worked version called The… Read More ›

• NEW: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Power Reserve

  By horologium on January 18, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  There are some watch series that, with the odd upgrade or tweak, just seem to maintain longevity, and regularly pop up as suggestions when people recommend a simple classic design to those looking for a dress watch that won’t date,… Read More ›

• NEW: Oris Father Time Limited Edition

  By horologium on January 15, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  We are still in the ‘summer of cricket’ season in Australia, but there has been a cricket-related watch release relating to Lord’s/ the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Meet the new Oris Father Time, a limited edition bronze version of the… Read More ›

• NEW: Blancpain x Swatch ‘Ocean of Storms’

  By horologium on January 12, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  You might recall last year’s launch of the Blancpain X Swatch Bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms, consisting of a collection of watches around an ocean theme, with each piece is centred around either the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans…. Read More ›

• INDUSTRY NEWS: LVMH announces changes in their Watches & Jewelry Division

  By horologium on January 10, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  LVMH announced a number of management changes to their Watches & Jewelry Division, effective January 1, 2024. They are as follows – Julien Tornare – CEO of Zenith since 2107, is now CEO of TAG Heuer. Benoit de Clerck –… Read More ›

• NEW: Zenith DEFY Extreme Mirror

  By horologium on January 7, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  There are reflective dials, and there’s Zenith’s new DEFY. The new DEFY Extreme Mirror is a new iteration of the brand’s 1/100th of a second high-beat chronograph with fully mirror-polished surfaces on its 45mm stainless steel case and bracelet, and… Read More ›