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 ›
Divers watches
LONGINES : Heritage Diver 1967
Longines’ heritage-inspired Heritage Diver 1967 was released at Baselworld 2015, and with thanks to Longines Australia, we were loaned a prototype for a few days. With its roots in a 1967 piece called the ‘Skin Diver’, this new version is,… Read More ›
AUDEMARS PIGUET : Royal Oak Offshore Diver 42
Audemars Piguet’s best selling Royal Oaks (Offshore or otherwise) have been through more variants than any of us remember, occasionally rather vividly so. It is therefore somewhat comforting to see a new model that is sedate and more flexible in… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Longines Heritage Diver
This year Longines has added to its well-regarded modern ‘heritage’ models with pieces such as the Heritage 1935 and the Heritage Collection 24-Hour Single Pusher Chronograph. Today we look at the Heritage Diver, another 2014 addition to the Longines Heritage… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : PROTOTYPE Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Tribute to Polaris 1968
Seven hundred and sixty eight. This is the number that were produced by Jaeger-LeCoultre in 2008 of the immensely popular re-edition of the 1968 (as opposed to the other 2008 re-edition of the 1965 version) Memovox Polaris diving watch. A… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : IWC’s Deep Three dive watch
Horologium was recently invited by IWC to attend the Australian launch of this year’s Aquatimer collection, whose worldwide launch was at SIHH 2014 in January. As I am covering the event for another publication, I’ll not be covering it on… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2014 : Tudor Heritage Black Bay ‘Blue’
The arrival of a ‘Blue Bay’ model at Baselworld 2014 generated as much buzz as its elder sibling, the very popular Black Bay, did in 2012. To find out about the 2012 version, click here, and to read about the… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2014 : Omega brings back the original Seamaster 300
People have breathed a sigh of relief. After all the photo and video teasing, Omega fans seem to have what they want – a new Omega Seamaster 300 that is an homage to the original. Debuting in 1957 and since… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2014 : Omega teaser video
A week or so ago Omega sent out a darkened photo via Facebook, setting Omega fans in particular into a photoshopping frenzy. Well photoshop no more, as they have released this video teaser. On the basis of this video, in… Read More ›
HANDS-ON: the Omega Marine
Following on from the previous post about the very collectible Omega Cosmic is another vintage Omega, this one from an earlier period and perhaps even more rare, the divers watch known as the Omega Marine, first produced in 1932. The… Read More ›
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