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• NEW : Chopard L.U.C Flying T Twin Baguette

  By horologium on May 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The 72nd Festival de Cannes, aka the Cannes International Film Festival, has just finished. Chopard, an official partner of the film festival since 1998, is the brand which more than any other, is featured adorning attendees and nominees. To mark… Read More ›

• NEWS : Swatch Drive-Thru

  By horologium on May 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Would you like fries with that? At the Swatch Group AG’s AGM last week CEO Nick Hayek announced the launch of a new retail shop for the Swatch brand, with a drive-through shop opening up soon next to the company’s… Read More ›

• NEW : Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Perpetual Calendar Ultra Thin Blue Dial

  By horologium on May 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The blue dial extravaganza of 2019 continues, with Vacheron Constantin’s introduction of a new perpetual calendar ultra thin in pink gold with a dark blue dial. It joins the Midnight Blue Patrimony models, blue Overseas and ‘Petrol Blue’ FiftySix pieces… Read More ›

• NEW : Jaquet Droz Grande Second Chronograph

  By horologium on May 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Jaquet Droz has just announced some new additions to its Grande Seconde collection in the form of new monopusher chronographs. One of these is a limited edition model to mark the occasion; the remaining three launch models are slightly different… Read More ›

• NEW : Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Moonshine Limited Edition

  By horologium on May 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  There are a number of fifty year commemorations this year in the watch world, but one perhaps looms largest because it is irrevocably linked to something that is part of the global memory – the Apollo 11 moon landing of… Read More ›

• NEW : Junghans Max Bill Edition Set 2019

  By horologium on May 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Junghans is commemorating its longstanding Max Bill partnership with a new special edition timepiece set for 2019 that consists of a watch and a table clock with a mechanical eight day movement. The back of each case is decorated with… Read More ›

• NEWS : Auctioneer Phillips opens sales salon

  By horologium on May 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Auction house Phillips, in association with Bacs & Russo, is opening a watch boutique within its Mayfair London premises. It will not only be used to exhibit watches that are to be auctioned, but will also feature watches that can… Read More ›

• NEW : Zenith Defy Classic Ceramic White (and Blue)

  By horologium on May 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  There was a ‘soft launch’ earlier this year, but it was only at Baselworld 2019 that the new siblings of Zenith’s Defy Classic Black – the new Ceramic White and Ceramic Blue models, took a step forward. Of the two… Read More ›

• INDUSTRY NEWS : Jaeger-LeCoultre launches Care Program with 8 year warranty

  By horologium on May 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The move by brands into developing closer direct relationships with their end clients/ owners continues, with Jaeger-LeCoultre announcing a new ‘Care Program’ aimed at developing personalised relationships through a digital platform. Later this month the brand’s customers (whether through brand… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : Hublot Big Bang Bavaria Limited Edition

  By horologium on May 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Sometimes one happens across a watch and for some reason grabs your attention. Sometimes this reason is obvious, and sometimes it’s a little more obscure. Today’s post falls into the latter category. Two words piqued my curiosity – Bavaria and… Read More ›