So far this year we have had a look at a couple of dressy worldtimer watches such as the Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic UT and one from Frederique Constant so we thought we’d add another one into the mix for your consideration… Read More ›
Montblanc
PHOTOS : Montblanc Tourbillon Cylindrique Geosphères Night Sky
At SIHH 2015 Montblanc launched the red gold limited edition Tourbillon Cylindrique Geosphères. At Watches & Wonders 2015 in Hong Kong, they launched another limited edition version but this time in white gold. A version that to my mind, is… Read More ›
NEW : Montblanc 1858 Collection Pilots’ Watch
[NOTE – You may find that this post sounds familiar. Unfortunately I did not know at the time of its original posting that there was a worldwide embargo on the new collection of which these form a part until its… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2015 : Opening Ceremony
With the CEOs and Managing Directors of participating brands in attendance, Fabienne Lupo, President of the Fondation de la Haute horlogerie and the Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board Dr Peter Lam welcomed guests at the opening ceremony of… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Quantième Annuel
A little while ago we looked at two new models from Montblanc, the Heritage Chronométrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph and the limited edition Heritage Chronométrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph Vasco da Gama, about which you can read at this link. Today the… Read More ›
NEWS : Wearable tech x Horology
Within any group there will be its own language, its own slang, patois, words that become signifiers of belonging to it. Sometimes, terms are appropriated from other groups and joined, re-imagined or re-invented to mean something else. There is always… Read More ›
SIHH 2015 : Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph (x2)
It would be something even more than an understatment to say that Jerome Lambert’s tenure so far at Montblanc has been an eye opener, but the subject of Horologium’s first SIHH 2015 Montblanc posts is not about something ‘new’ so… Read More ›
WATCH PROFILE : Montblanc Bohème Perpetual Calendar Jewellery
As regular readers of Horologium know, the dearth of mechanical complications in women’s watches is something that is occasionally commented upon, so when they do appear there is a certain level of interest. Montblanc are in the throes of an… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2014 : Opening ceremony
A few hours ago I attended the opening cocktails of Watches & Wonders 2014. You know what they say – if the ribbon has been cut by all the CEOs of participating brands, and if each booth has been traditionally… Read More ›
A look at some ‘jump hour’ watches
Inspired by conversations online with English watch and clock collector AlanL and Sydney enthusiast Danny, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at a Jaeger-LeCoultre SIHH 2013 novelties dinner (about which I will cover in a separate post), this post… Read More ›
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