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HANDS-ON : De Bethune DB28 Yellow Tones

By horologium on October 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

The Denis Flageollet blue for which De Bethune has become known and which, arguably, is the best ‘brand blue’ around, has become the company’s distinctive signature to the point where a completely yellow watch took me some time to get… Read More ›

HANDS-ON : Andersen Genève Vita Vinum

By horologium on October 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

Earlier this year Andersen Genève introduced a new collection called ‘Art & Culture’ and with it, a limited edition (twelve pieces) launch model called ‘Vita Vinum’ (‘life wine’ in Latin). One of the six finalists in the GPHG 2019 ‘Artistic… Read More ›

HANDS-ON : MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT

By horologium on October 1, 2019 • ( 0 )

Although there is no explicit marketing of them as such, MB&F’s watches have very much been dominated by men when it comes to ownership, although they can happily reside on wrists of types. Nonetheless, 2019 has seen the brand… Read More ›

NEW : URWERK UR-100 SpaceTime

By horologium on September 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

I was reading Gary’s piece in Quill & Pad as I was writing this post about URWERK’s latest release. He mentions, amongst other things, the topic of patronage of independent brands for him as a collector, as well as their… Read More ›

NEW : Antoine Preziuso TTR3 Blue Equalizer Frequencies

By horologium on August 20, 2019 • ( 0 )

Last year, Geneva based watchmaer Antoine Preziuso presented the pièce unique ‘Trillion Tourbillon of Tourbillons’, a variant of his Tourbillon of Tourbillons originally launched in 2015. A ‘high jewellery’ riff on the original, the Trillion Tourbillon of Tourbillons featured three… Read More ›

NEW : Habring² Perpetual-Doppel

By horologium on July 15, 2019 • ( 0 )

The Austrian brand Habring², founded by Maria and Richard Habring in 2004, is marking its 15th birthday with a new model, and its most complicated to date. The Perpetual-Doppel features a monopusher split second chronograph combined with a perpetual calendar…. Read More ›

HANDS-ON : Peter Roberts Grand Complication 5 ‘Concentrique’

By horologium on July 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

Historically significant figures in English watchmaking such as Tompion, Mudge, Arnold, Earnshaw and Harrison are well known amongst watch and clock enthusiasts. Their works are in museums and significant collections, and if their pieces come up for sale, they command… Read More ›

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