A quick post. I popped into The Hour Glass in Sydney to pick up a magazine and through sheer luck of timing, got to see the newly arrived PAM643, a ceramic Radiomir that is so new that it’s not even… Read More ›
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PHOTOS : Chopard L.U.C Regulator
In 2006 Chopard produced their first Regulator model, and at Baselworld 2015 they rebooted its look. With thanks to Chopard Australia, I had the opportunity to look at one recently. As I’ve mentioned before, the L.U.C. Collection is my favourite… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Longines Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Heritage Chronograph
In recent years Longines have reissued a number of monopusher chronographs from their Museum as a part of its Heritage collection. A few months ago we looked at the new 2015 Pulsometer Chronometer monopusher with its Calibre L788.2 in a… Read More ›
VACHERON CONSTANTIN : a record-breaking 57 complication pocket watch
Eight years, three master watchmakers, fifty-seven complications, 2826 parts, ten patents, ten ‘firsts’, 957grams, 98mm in size, one reference number (Ref. 57260). Oh, and one hashtag, of course. Venerable house of horology or not, Vacheron Constantin’s 260th birthday is in… Read More ›
Apple x Hermès : fashion or luxury?
When a friend tagged me onto a photo of what appeared to be a new Apple Watch x Hermès watch it took me aback. Was it real? Well it turns out that it is. Collaborations are the thing now, after… Read More ›
ON THE WRIST : IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar
At SIHH 2015 IWC released the Portugieser Annual Calendar, their first such complication and one about which we wrote at this link. With thanks to IWC Australia we recently had the opportunity of having one of these new Annual Calendars… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Omega Rio 2016 Bullhead
In a year the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will be underway, and official timekeeper Omega has released a special Seamaster Bullhead limited edition to commemorate the occasion. For fans of their 2013 re-release, of whom I am one, the… Read More ›
WATCH PROFILE : Chopard Imperiale Chrono All Black
In 2010 Chopard completely redesigned their Imperiale Collection, then celebrating its 20th birthday. Two years ago they released an all-black version called, of course, the Imperiale Chonograph All Black, and it is today’s watch. Made from DLC-coated stainless steel, this… Read More ›
TUDOR : the new Pelagos Blue
At Baselworld 2015 Tudor presented a new version of their phenomenally successful Pelagos in matte blue, as well as a ‘MK II’ (so to speak) version of the first black model, about which I wrote (and compared with the first… Read More ›
ON THE WRIST : Baume et Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra
A little while back I attended the Sydney launch of Baume et Mercier’s tribute to the classic Shelby Cobra racing car, and got some ‘quick and dirty’ photographs of both the models, stainless steel and red gold. When I was… Read More ›
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