I recently had the opportunity to view a number of Parmigiani Fleurier pieces in Sydney as a part of a brand celebration in conjunction with The Hour Glass, and today’s watch is the first of these that I shall introduce… Read More ›
Brands
watch brands
GIRARD-PERREGAUX : 1966 Tourbillon with Gold Bridge LE
Girard-Perregaux’s modern ‘gold bridges’ haute horlogerie watches are manifestations of Constant Girard-Perregaux’s mid-19th century tourbillon with three bridges which garnered a ‘first class’ award from the Neuchatel Observatory and a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1889. Those… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Longines Heritage Collection 24-Hour Single Pusher Chronograph
That the Longines Heritage collection is my favourite of their lines is no big surprise, I’ve certainly blogged as such during the short life of Horologium (e.g. the the 1938 Collection), so it was with great pleasure that I accepted… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous Night and Day
Today’s watch is one of 2014’s new women’s release from Jaeger-LeCoultre. The Rendez-Vous range features some dozen odd different variants on the same core case and dial design in more than one size, and including complications. I am a supporter… Read More ›
CHRONOSWISS : Sirius Retrograde Day
A little while ago Chronoswiss announced the release of a new addition to their Sirius collection for 2014 – the CH 8121 R Retrograde Day. In a 40mm case comprising of twenty-nine parts, this new model uses the automatic Chronoswiss… Read More ›
PANERAI : the PAM 560 – upgrading the Base
As part of Panerai’s 2014 releases there have been a number of new entry-level 44mm sized pieces – three Luminor Base models and two Luminor Marinas, all containing the P.5000 movement. Today’s post is about one of them, the stainless… Read More ›
PEPSI MAX : the 2014 Rolex GMT-Master II
The good news from Rolex at Baselworld 2014 was that there was a Pepsi bezel for the 2014 GMT-Master II. The bad news was that Rolex decided to use it on a 18 carat white gold version first, rendering it… Read More ›
NEWS : Swatch Sistem 51 arrives in Australia
After a long wait, and I know that it has been long because I was the second person to put my name down on a waiting list at the QVB Swatch Boutique in Sydney (but then took it off after… Read More ›
Benzinger Zeitsprung : Something old, something new
Today’s piece isn’t a new model, but its presence is due to a combination of serendipity and my fondness for jump hours. Seen during my visit to Define Watches in Brisbane, this is the Benzinger Zeitsprung. The model name ‘Zeitsprung’… Read More ›
Marking time
We imbue objects with meanings that exceed those of their original intent, we often see in them something that perhaps only we can see and is important only to us. If fortunate, we find others who also find similar significance… Read More ›
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