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• NEW: ARCHIMEDE Vintage Special Edition

  By horologium on January 3, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  We have another modern blast-from-the-past today. Last month ARCHIMEDE released a new “Vintage Edition” model which was a departure from their usual offerings. Coming in a 42mm-sized stainless steel case made by ICKLER, the Vintage Special Edition has either a… Read More ›

• NEW: Raymond Weil Millésime

  By horologium on December 31, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  There are some dial designs that whilst now considered vintage, seem to activate an almost reflexive (positive) response amongst watch collectors and enthusiasts alike who have a predisposition (if not more), for older watches. Modern versions of such dials are… Read More ›

• NEW: Greubel Forsey Balancier 3

  By horologium on December 28, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  A couple of months ago we mentioned Greubel Forsey’s ten year plan, of which we almost a third into, with respect to their ramping up of production, new movements, and a wider range of complications. The brand’s expansion is testament… Read More ›

• NEW: Ressence TYPE 1° M

  By horologium on December 25, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s officially summer holiday season here in Australia, and the perfect time for a bright, light, watch. For being on the beach but not in the water, though. With the new TYPE 1° M, Ressence goes ‘off brand’, as it… Read More ›

• NEW: Rado Anatom Automatic and Anatom Automatic 40th Anniversary Edition

  By horologium on December 21, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Some more horological nostalgia today, with Rado reviving their 1983 Anatom, its name referring to, as you would expect if you don’t know, to how they designed the watch to sit on the wrist. The new Anatom Automatic brings the… Read More ›

• NEW: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon High Jewellery

  By horologium on December 19, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Vacheron Constantin’s Overseas tourbillon gets the high jewellery treatment, with a new model combining white gold and a blue dial with baguette-cut diamonds. The new 42.5mm sized model (thickness of 10.39mm) has its bezel and hour-markers set with eighty-five baguette-cut… Read More ›

• NEW: Roger Dubuis Knights of the Round Table Damascus Titanium 45mm

  By horologium on December 17, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘A story of ice and fire’. Roger Dubuis are using this sentence to describe the latest member of the Knights of the Round Table family but swapped around, they could equally be used to describe the new Damascus Titanium 45mm… Read More ›

• INDUSTRY NEWS: Breitling acquires Universal Genève

  By horologium on December 13, 2023 • ( 1 )

  

    Their vintage pieces may hold enduring interest and recognition (see this post and this one about the famed Polerouter), not to mention collectability, but the Universal Genève name is about to have a twenty first century revival. Partners Group,… Read More ›

• NEW: Hautlence Vagabonde Tourbillon Series 3

  By horologium on December 11, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  In 2018, Hautlence launched the HL Vagabonde 01 and 02. It used a new automatic movement, the HTL 205-1, which was developed from sister brand H.Moser & Cie’s HMC 200, and used three open-worked discs to display time, orbiting around… Read More ›

• NEW: Oris ProPilot X Caliber 400 Laser

  By horologium on December 8, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  Following the pebble dial of the previous post, today is again about doing things with dials. Oris’ new ProPilot X Caliber 400 is now available with a laser-etched dial. No this is not about etching a decoration or text into… Read More ›