A few hours ago I attended the opening cocktails of Watches & Wonders 2014. You know what they say – if the ribbon has been cut by all the CEOs of participating brands, and if each booth has been traditionally… Read More ›
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NEWS : Blue plaque unveiled at former home of George Daniels
A commemorative blue plaque was unveiled on 22 August 2014 at the former home and workshop of the late watchmaker Dr George Daniels CBE. Members of the British Horological Institute, the Antiquarian Horological Society and the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers… 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 ›
BREMONT : the new Wright Flyer, and some thoughts on ‘in-house’
Unless you’ve been off-grid internet-wise for the past few week, you will know about the announcement by Bremont of their new limited edition the ‘Wright Flyer’, which will incorporate original material from the 1903 Wright brothers’ flyer, and the still-ongoing… Read More ›
CHARITY : HAMMER’S TARGA CHALLENGE
Hammer. Some are known just by the single moniker. Instead of repeating what has been written about him many times before, both in his own words and by others, I direct you to this link. If you are new to… Read More ›
VIDEO : A timely topic
Today’s post is another in the irregular ‘video’ series in which I share horologically themed videos that I come across online. This video dates back to 1934, and comes courtesy of the British Pathé archives by way of PuristSPro. As… 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 ›
EVENT : Peter Speake-Marin collection in Sydney
Earlier this year I caught up with Peter Speake-Marin at the Geneva Time Exhibition and saw some models from his current collection that I had not yet had the opportunity to see. These pieces and more, including the Triad which… Read More ›
The Horologium Holiday Gift Guide
Following on from Horologium’s inaugural Holiday Gift Guide last year, here is 2013’s selection of gifts for the horologically inclined. Again the focus is on affordability. Watches are not included, and if you can’t find anything in this year’s list,… Read More ›
EVENT : Bremont launched in Australia
If there’s one thing a watch brand likes to tell it’s its story, its narrative about its origins, whether they be over two hundred years old or only two months old. This is not something exclusive to the watch industry… Read More ›
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