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• NEW: H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon Aqua Blue

  By horologium on June 27, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Some of you may (or may not) recall H.Moser & Cie’s launch of the inaugural Endeavour Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon in 2019. In a limited edition of ten pieces, it had a glossy black lacquered dial and a 43mm sized… Read More ›

• NEW: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet Phase de Lune

  By horologium on June 24, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet Phases de Lune in steel (5054 1110 B52A) has been joined by two new variants – one in satin-brushed grade 23 titanium, and one in satin-brushed red gold. The Bathyscaphe may be a diver’s… Read More ›

• NEW: Accutron Spaceview 2020 models

  By horologium on June 22, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  You may recall the launch, in 2020, of Accutron as a brand, rather as a collection within Bulova. The year was chosen to mark sixty years since the debut of the Accutron. As we covered at the time, the debut… Read More ›

• NEW: Christiaan van der Klaauw CVDK Real Moon Joure Green Meteorite

  By horologium on June 20, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Another moon phase watch alert and another green watch alert. This time, Christiaan van der Klaauw’s new CVDK Real Moon Joure Green Meteorite, which introduces a new dial to his rotating three-dimensional moon phase indicator timepiece. Coming in stainless steel,… Read More ›

• NEW: Arnold & Son Perpetual Moon 41.5 Red Gold and Platinum

  By horologium on June 16, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Arnold & Son have two new editions of their Perpetual Moon 41.5, one in 5N red gold, and one in 950 platinum, with both dials featuring a new lacquered ‘stellar ray’ motif. The red gold variant is now part of… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON: Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Chronograph

  By horologium on June 13, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  You may recall that Vacheron Constantin’s ‘Collection Excellence Platine’ collection is where they choose to use platinum for case material. The pieces that fall under this category are also all made in limited quantities. Now, they have a new addition,… Read More ›

• NEW: Longines Ultra-Chron

  By horologium on June 8, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Longines’ newly announced Ultra-Chron Diver is a revival of a 1968 high frequency watch of the same name. Its 2022 version uses a new high frequency movement – the Calibre L836 beats at 36,000 VPH and has a power reserve… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON: Montblanc 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date

  By horologium on June 6, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  With their new sports diving watch the 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date, launched in Geneva, Montblanc has ventured into one of the most popular watch product market segments. Coming in a 41mm stainless steel case (12.9mm thick) with 300m water… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON: Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Purple Sapphire

  By horologium on June 2, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  As we noted last year, although Hublot are not the only brand to have released sapphire-cased watches, they are the brand that has become known for the industrialised manufacture of such cases, starting with transparent ones that were followed by… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON: Parmigiani Tonda PF Skeleton

  By horologium on May 30, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  As the person responsible for Bvlgari Horlogerie’s technical and commercial success, the move of Guido Terreni to the position of CEO at Parmigiani Fleurier in January 2021 was of particular interest. The watch industry was (and remains) curious about what… Read More ›