Well you can, the small technicality of funds nothwithstanding, as a 4lb chunk, the fourth-largest piece of lunar rock here, is up for auction. Otherwise called DaG 1058, this breccia originating from the far side of the moon has the… Read More ›
Ephemera
Baume et Mercier’s 160 Year Australian Anniversary Tour
The first ‘adult luxury watch’ that I desired was a Baume et Mercier. I was in my early-mid teens, and can’t remember where or when I first saw a photo of it, but I do remember that I saw it… Read More ›
Kangaroo NATOs? Damn Skippy!*
Sometimes we need a change for our watches; to give them new life, in a way. Usually, this takes the form of a new strap. Today is the latest post in Horologium’s occasional look at different strap options, and we… Read More ›
Omega launches London Olympics app
So the 2012 London Olympics have started, Tim Berners-Lee tweeted from the stage during the opening ceremony, and there will be sleepless nights for many people between now and 12 August 2012. It would be hard to miss the fact… Read More ›
What sort of a watch does a Dingo wear?
Is this a ‘world first’ watch photo? Meet the Dingo cross known simply ‘Girl’. She lives in the Gibson Desert at a remote community 950km from Alice Springs and 1100km from Kalgoorlie. Originally wild, Girl still roams free but is… Read More ›
Roger Federer – one minute and twenty-eight seconds of Rolex
Interestingly, a number of news media reported how much time elapsed (1 minute and 28 seconds) between Roger Federer’s seventh Wimbledon win and the clicking of the clasp of his Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date II. Federer’s ten year endorsement deal… Read More ›
Who are we?
To those who know me from The Sydney Tarts website, welcome to my first post at my own site – Horologium. The watch world is, as they say, a broad church, containing adherents of varying commitment who are there for… Read More ›
Moonmachines at Cara & Co
You may have already read my post about my afternoon of MB&F Machine Madness. Well this is the second part of my MB&F Marathon Friday, otherwise known as ‘Max Büsser eats half of Australia’s coat of arms’. But more about… Read More ›
Marking Time – ‘The Clock’ & a horological workshop
Following an AUD$53 million redevelopment, Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art re-opened, at the end of March, with a new exhibition called ‘Marking Time’. Featuring the work of eleven Australian and international artists, it shows the ways in which they visualise… Read More ›
Bovet celebrates its 190th anniversary with …
Non horological items produced by watch brands, although still the exception, is not new. Jewellery, cufflinks, pens, mobile phones…Although not the first (that goes to Omega, for the Aqua Terra eau de toilette), Bovet has released a perfume for women… Read More ›
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