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• HANDS-ON: Hermès Arceau Le temps voyageur

  By horologium on May 26, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Following on from a recent piece about a new time zone model for this year, today we are looking at another new 2022 ‘travel watch’, but one which is radically different to the very traditional Ref 5230P-001. Meet the ‘Le… Read More ›

• NEW: Ulysse Nardin The Ocean Race Diver

  By horologium on May 23, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Back in 2020, Ulysse Nardin announced their Diver NET Concept Watch. It was a watch whose 44mm case, middle, back and bezel was made entirely from recycled fishing nets by French company FIL & FAB, who obtain their ‘raw material’ by… Read More ›

• NEW: Breguet Tradition Quantième Rétrograde 7597

  By horologium on May 21, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  The Breguet Tradition Quantième Rétrograde 7597 was launched in 2020, with launch models in pink or white gold 40mm sized cases. Now, there is a new blue and anthracite variant to add to the mix. The new 7597 has an… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Memovox Timer Rose Gold

  By horologium on May 19, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Perhaps the most notable modern line reinvigoration for the brand, Jaeger-LeCoultre has added to its Memovox options with the release of the new rose gold Master Control Memovox Timer iteration, which features an alarm based on elapsed time. This type… Read More ›

• NEW: MB&F LMX Steel and Brass

  By horologium on May 17, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  You know the history – in 2011 MB&F launched their first Legacy Machine, with their distinctive white lacquered dials, blued hands, domed sapphire atop a round case, movement architecture, and design aesthetic. In the decade that followed, eight calibres were… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON: Patek Philippe 5230P-001

  By horologium on May 16, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  One of their most popular modern complications, but with a history of some eight decades, Patek Philippe’s World Timer watches are immediately recognisable. In their modern guise, Patek started the ball rolling in 2000 with the Reference 5110, which was… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON: Panerai Submersible QuarantaQuattro

  By horologium on May 10, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  In its drive towards producing (and encouraging) watches more sustainably, last year Panerai released the Submersible eLAB-ID PAM1225 which was 98.6% recycled-based material by weight. Alongside this, they also introduced the use of the sustainably sourced case material eSteel™ in… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON: TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver

  By horologium on May 8, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Last year’s launch by TAG Heuer of a new generation of its Aquaracer has been followed up this year by the Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver, which was launched at Watches & Wonders in Geneva. A new professional-grade model in a… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON: URWERK UR-100V Time and Culture I

  By horologium on May 5, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  That watches are about time, in whatever form, interpretation or incarnation, is self-evident, but the first release in URWERK’s new 100V Time and Culture line, which they say was based on an idea from watch journalist and collector SJX (to… Read More ›

• WATCHES & WONDERS 2022: Roger Dubuis Excalibur Monobalancier EON Gold™ 42mm

  By horologium on May 2, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  Meet the newest Excalibur from Roger Dubuis – the Monobalancier (‘MB’), released in two new references – both in a 42mm EON GOLD™ case but one with a diamond-set bezel. The case material is a proprietary 4N gold alloy that… Read More ›