Today Horologium brings you a post about a model that we wanted to mention when it was launched at Baselworld 2013 but were unable to do so due to the lack of press photos available. For me, this was the… Read More ›
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NEWS : Swiss competition body orders Swatch Group to continue supply
On 8 July 2013 the Swiss Federal Competition Commission handed down a decision altering their previous agreement with the Swatch Group allowing the Group to cut watch movement and component supplies to non-Swatch Group companies. Whilst the Commission agrees in… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon with Three Gold Bridges Diamond-Set
It started with a pocket watch. The three gold bridges movement has been an enduring feature of Girard-Perregaux’s high-end timepieces since Constant Girard’s obsession with the tourbillon lead to the production of his ‘tourbillon with three nickel bridges’ pocket watch…. Read More ›
HANDS ON : Raymond Weil’s Freelancer Urban Black
Horologium endeavours to cover a broad range of watches and brands across many price points, and it is with this in mind that today’s post is about a watch from a brand that you’ll see widely advertised even if you… Read More ›
Omega’s Ladymatic Collection and some thoughts on women’s watches
With men’s watches so dominant in the watch industry it is easy for women’s watches to be an afterthought. Men are the major market/ consumers of watches after all, especially in the ‘luxury’ area. There are, however, an increasing number… Read More ›
BAUSELE : Australia in a watch
It is rare for quartz watches to be featured on Horologium. This is not because we’re ‘movement snobs’, but because our focus is on mechanical timepieces, and if a quartz watch is going to be mentioned, there is going to… Read More ›
EVENT : Ingenieurs for breakfast with IWC
Following the launch of this year’s Ingenieur collection at SIHH 2013 IWC have been busy with local events worldwide for those who could not make it to Geneva. An invitation to the Sydney one meant that I could spend a… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Girard-Perregaux’s 1966 Jewellery
Bejewelled watches don’t often make an appearance at Horologium, so today’s post will be of particular interest to those who like a a precious stone or two on their watches. Or in this case, 807 diamonds, to be precise. Meet… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Ball’s Fireman Night Train DLC
Webster Clay Ball (October 6, 1847 – March 6, 1922) was a jeweller and watchmaker in Ohio, and the first jeweller to use the United States Naval Observatory’s time signals i.e. Standard Time. His foray into what would become Ball’s… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Zenith Captain Winsor Annual Calendar Boutique Edition
The recently launched Zenith Captain Winsor Annual Calendar Boutique Edition is a collaboration with Musée International d’Horlogerie (MIH), with whom Zenith has previously collaborated on a similar watch with a different dial. Earlier this year I had the opportunity to… Read More ›
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