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• INDUSTRY NEWS : Richemont and Alibaba announce partnership

  By horologium on November 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  As a part of their continuing efforts to expand into the mainland Chinese online market, Richemont has joined forces with Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba to develop its Net-A-Porter and Mr Porter online platforms in China. The joint venture will feature… Read More ›

• NEW : Seiko Prospex Street Series

  By horologium on November 8, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The popular Seiko ‘Tuna’ and ‘Baby Tuna’ watches aren’t ones that tend to make an appearance on Horologium, but as the temperature starts hitting above 30C here, the hot weather means that on weekends, my thoughts turn to resuming the… Read More ›

• NEW : Bremont Supersonic – own a piece of the Concorde

  By horologium on November 5, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  In 2003, after having captured the imaginations of avgeeks and plane travellers in search of shorter flights everywhere since its first service flight in 1976, the supersonic Concorde was retired from service, having captured public imagination in a way that… Read More ›

• NEW : A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Up/ Down Lumen

  By horologium on November 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  In 2010 A. Lange & Söhne launched the Zeitwerk ‘Luminous’, the first of what would become the ‘Lumen’ series, followed by the Grand Lange 1 ‘Lumen’ in 2013, and the Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase ‘Lumen’ in 2016, all of… Read More ›

• NEW : Sinn 103 St Reverse Panda Chronograph

  By horologium on October 30, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Sinn has announced a new limited edition chronograph for watch magazine Chronos. A 41mm sized stainless steel case is the setting for what is a classically good looking bicompax sports chronograph, with a ‘reverse panda’ dial aesthetic. The matte black… Read More ›

• NEW : Breitling Premier Collection

  By horologium on October 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  A bit over a year into the reign of Georges Kern at Breitling sees the launch of the new historically-inspired Premier Collection, raiding the archives from the brand’s collection of the same name dating back to the 1940s. This new… Read More ›

• H. MOSER & CIE : new Pioneer Tourbillon

  By horologium on October 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  H.Moser & Cie have continued to expand their Pioneer collection with the introduction of a new limited edition (flying) tourbillon model. Beneath a domed sapphire crystal is the familiar Moser midnight-blue fumé dial, with sunburst pattern. The indices and hour… Read More ›

• EPHEMERA : Mechanical watch phone case

  By horologium on October 19, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  The crossover between watches and mobile phones, about which we have previously posted continues, with the launch by Russian phone case company Caviar of a line that adds a mechanical watch feature to the back of an iPhone XS or… Read More ›

• INDUSTRY NEWS : Maurice Lacroix will not exhibit at Baselworld 2019

  By horologium on October 17, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Barely a week has passed since the announcement by Corum that that they will leave Baselworld, but the departures continue, with the latest withdrawal from Baselworld 2019 being Maurice Lacroix, a thirty year veteran of the fair. In what is… Read More ›

• CHRONOSWISS : Flying Regulator Open Gear

  By horologium on October 15, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Chronoswiss has returned to Australia courtesy of Fairfax & Roberts, who are expanding their watch offerings following the introduction of Schwarz Etienne. As it has been a number of years since they were last here, a new generation of local… Read More ›