Where were you on November 6, 2012? Well if you were in London, interested in watches and you could get there, you were probably squashed into the standing-room only Sotheby’s sale room for the auction of the late George Daniels’… Read More ›
Independent brands
independent watchmakers and brands
INVITATION : De Bethune ‘meet & greet’ with David and Alessandro Zanetta
A special announcement for Australian watch enthusiasts and especially for De Bethune owners and admirers. I am pleased to share with you the news that David and Alessandro Zanetta are coming to Sydney next week, and that you will have… Read More ›
HABRING² : a limited edition Doppel 2.0
Today I bring to you a rather special watch made by watchmakers Richard and Maria Habring, the couple behind the independent brand Habring². It is their Doppel 2.0, the genesis of which lies a couple of decades ago when Richard… Read More ›
NEWS : Peter Speake-Marin’s new ‘Resilience’
Peter Speake-Marin’s watches, and in particular his distinctive Piccadilly case, have long held a strong hold on me. I am an unabashed lover of the case design, large lugs and all, and feel privileged to have met him twice here… Read More ›
An interview with Stepan Sarpaneva
Having recently had the privilege of meeting Max Busser and chatting to him about various and sundry including his Moonmachine collaboration with Stepan Sarpaneva, I thought that it was only appropriate that I give you a ‘companion interview’ with Stepan…. Read More ›
Devon Works’ Tread 1
Bulletproof electro-mechanical American belts and motors powered by a lithium battery that is rechargeable via a magnetic-induction dock. What else but the Devon Tread 1? Announced in 2010, it arrived in Australia last year, but I had not managed to… Read More ›
An interview with Max Busser
There isn’t a new post today on Horologium, but I have launched my final post for the Sydney Tarts blog, an interview with Max Busser, so here’s the link to that. I hope that you’ll make a new discovery about… 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 ›
MB&F Machine Madness
One of the really special parts of the watch world are the independent brands. Although they may not be as widely known in Australia as they should be, they have definitely had a profile here, largely through the active online… Read More ›
Christiaan van der Klaauw Aquarius Planetarium
In an extravagant and bold segue from his Planetarium watch, touted as the world’s smallest functioning planetarium, Dutch watchmaker Christiaan Van Der Klaauw has combined with master-engraver Kees Engelbarts for a mashup of astrology with astronomy, resulting in the first… Read More ›
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