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• NEW: Longines Heritage Tuxedo collection

  By horologium on June 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I just got an invitation through the mail: “Your presence requested this evening, it’s formal A top hat, a white tie and tails” Nothing now could take the wind out of my sails Because I’m invited to step out this… Read More ›

• NEW: Franck Muller and Rolls-Royce Geneva collaboration

  By horologium on June 24, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Unexpected collaborations between watch brands and other products are always of interest. Partnerships between automobiles and timepieces are one of the more popular combinations, but these usually involve commercial production levels. Franck Muller and Rolls-Royce Geneva have teamed up for… Read More ›

• INDUSTRY NEWS: Swatch Group announces management changes for brands

  By horologium on June 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  There may be fewer releases this year, with many brands deciding to hold back new models until the situation is more stable, but it is by no means a totally quiet period. The Swatch Group has announced changes to its… Read More ›

• NEW: Oris Hölstein Edition 2020

  By horologium on June 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Oris is celebrating the village in which it was founded with a number of limited edition series this year. The first is named in honour of Hölstein, where the company was established on 1 June 1904 by watchmakers Paul Cattin… Read More ›

• INDUSTRY NEWS: Swiss watch exports for May 2020

  By horologium on June 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The effects of COVID-19 on Swiss watch exports this year continued through May, with exports dropping 67.9% compared to the May 2019, following April’s 81.3% fall. The FH have called the last two months periods of “quasi paralysis”. Overall, exports… Read More ›

• NEW: Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 6007A-001 limited edition

  By horologium on June 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  If you have a liking for uncomplicated blue-dialed steel-cased timepieces that fit within the rather loose ‘casual dress watch’ category, but did not manage to acquire any of the attractive Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox pieces of recent years, the official opening of… Read More ›

• NEW: Piaget Altiplano Infinite Blue Collection

  By horologium on June 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  We thought we would continue the tourbillon theme of the last post, only in today’s case, it is a triumvirate that are radically different in approach and design to the Corum LAB 02. January’s announcement by Piaget that their Ultimate… Read More ›

• NEW: Corum LAB 02

  By horologium on June 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The home of the Golden Bridge (since 1980) is now the home of the LAB 02, their latest transparent ‘dial free’ watch, which features a flying tourbillon and floating movement. Only this time, the movement’s parts are not in a… Read More ›

• NEW: Glashütte Original launches new customisation service

  By horologium on June 12, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Following its unveiling in China, Glashütte Original have announced a new worldwide customisation service that is available for models in the current collection with a precious metal case. Timepieces will be able to be personalised with precious stone settings or… Read More ›

• NEW : Smart watches from Frederique Constant and Hublot

  By horologium on June 10, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  It wasn’t that long ago that connected smart watches made by established watch brands (and especially Swiss ones) was considered a novelty, but they continue to grow in number. Today’s post is about two very different new additions to this… Read More ›