When I heard the words ‘rubber’ and ‘diamonds’ used in the same breath I admit that I was a bit taken aback. To some degree I still am, but the opportunity to have some one-on-one time with this watch did… Read More ›
Hands-on
CARTIER : Crash Skeleton Platinum
I remember when I first learned about the history of the Crash. It was during an event at the Cartier Sydney boutique and there was a discussion between a guest and Benjamin (then) of Cartier Australia, who even brought out… Read More ›
JAEGER-LECOULTRE : Master Grande Tradition à Répétition Minutes
Jaeger-LeCoultre recently launched a new pink gold 39mm Minute Repeater for which we had the opportunity to see the (then embargoed) prototype during SIHH 2015. An addtion to the Master Grande Tradition line, the Master Grande Tradition à Répétition Minutes… Read More ›
CARTIER : the Astrotroubillon, now skeletonised
This year Cartier has introduced an attractive new skeletonised version of their Astrotourbillon using the Calibre MC 9461, which is an skeletonised version of the caliber MC 9451. This ‘squelette’ model features a tourbillon cage that circles the dial once… Read More ›
GREUBEL FORSEY : Tourbillon 24 Secondes Vision
Commemorating its 10th anniversary this year, Greubel Forsey presented a few new watches at SIHH 2015 of which two stood out – the Tourbillon 24 Secondes Vision that is the subject of this post, and the Philippe Dufour collaboration (by… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : De Bethune DB28 GS
The just-finished Baselworld 2015 was where De Bethune formally launched the DB28 GS for which they did a ‘soft launch’ in late January. Those of you who follow Horologium on Instagram will have seen a photo that posted on the… Read More ›
LIVE PHOTOS : Peter Speake-Marin Velsheda Titanium
Amongst the models launched by Peter Speake-Marin last year was a single-handed watch called the ‘Velsheda’, about which I wrote here. Recently, in the lead-up to SIHH 2015 in Geneva, we caught up with him. It was too brief a… Read More ›
BREVA : Hands-on with the Génie 03 Speedmeter
Billed by Breva as “the world’s first-ever wristwatch with a functional speedometer”, meet the recently launched Génie 03, the brand’s latest quirky outdoors watch. The Génie 01 was a miniature weather station, the Génie 02, an altimeter. As with its… Read More ›
CARTIER : Rêves de Panthères
The name of today’s watch has been translated into ‘Dreams of the Panthers’, but I like to think that perhaps ‘Reverie of the Panthers’ is just as appropriate, as they appear to be daydreaming. This may be, as they say,… Read More ›
EXTREMELY PIAGET: Black Tie Vintage Inspiration
For a few years now, brands have been reaching into ‘their’ 1960s and 1970s for inspiration. Many brands have gone down the path to those decades for, in particular, sports watches, but to modernise dress watches from that period is… Read More ›
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