Today’s watch may not be a new one, having been launched at Baselworld 2012, but the Maîtres du Temps collection, which partnered renowned watchmakers to create a single watch, is still a scarce beast. To see one ‘in the wild’… Read More ›
Hands-on
LAURENT FERRIER : Galet Classic Tourbillon Dual
Unveiled this year, Laurent Ferrier’s Galet Classic Tourbillon Dual was created out of customer demand. Clients expressed a desire to be able to see their tourbillon not just from the (back) movement side, as per their other Galet Classic tourbillons… Read More ›
PANERAI : PAM671 Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Automatic Bronzo Blue
Panerai’s love of bronze cases started in what watch industry terms almost feels like an eon ago, with the original ‘Bronzo’, aka the PAM382. It was one of the hottest releases of 2011, and had a very real effect on… Read More ›
LANG & HEYNE : Albert
Dresden watchmakers Lang & Heyne basically quietly do their own thing, creating a scant few dozen watches a year in a small number of models. You may recall an earlier post on Horologium about a special Friedrich III. Well today,… Read More ›
PARMIGIANI : Tonda 1950 Lune
This year Parmigiani added a moon phase variant to their Tonda 1950 collection, called the Tonda 1950 Lune, which also features a date indicator. It comes in a stainless steel case with a black dial featuring rhodium-plated indices and luminescent… Read More ›
SPEAKE-MARIN : J-Class Collection One and Two
Earlier this year at Peter Speake-Marin launched a new in-house movement, the COSC-certified automatic Calibre SMA0, which made its maiden appearance in the form of two limited edition pieces called the ‘One’ and ‘Two’. These are the first watches in… Read More ›
H. Moser & Cie : Swiss Alp Minute Retrograde
The headline-grabbing Swiss Alp watch has taken a horologically unexpected turn this year, its rectangular case now with a movement from sister brand Hautlence, inside it. Meet the rather cool Swiss Alp Watch Minute Retrograde. The white gold 48mm case… Read More ›
A.LANGE & SÖHNE: Little Lange 1 Moon Phase
It’s amazing how much difference changes to metal or dial colour/ material/ texture can make to a watch. This year, A. Lange & Söhne have released a new Little Lange 1 Moon Phase with a guilloché argenté-coloured dial in a… Read More ›
GREUBEL FORSEY : Signature 1 Platinum
In recent years Greubel Forsey has been characterised by a very public desire to nurture the preservation and continuation of watchmaking skills, first manifested in the form of the Naissance watch (more formally called ‘Le Garde Temps – Naissance d’une… Read More ›
JAEGER-LECOULTRE : Geophysic Tourbillon Universal Time Platinum
In 1958 Jaeger-LeCoultre commemorated the International Geophysical Year by creating a robust utilitarian watch that was protected against magnetic fields (600 gauss), shock and water resistant, and extremely accurate. Fitted with Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 478b, the Geophysic chronometer was presented to… Read More ›
