This first Vacheron Constantin SIHH 2014 post is perhaps a follow up to this post from SIHH 2013. The latest addition to Vacheron’s Métiers d’Art, this year’s collection of four watches again illustrates how how this line produces some really… Read More ›
Limited Editions
NEW MODEL : Officine Panerai Luminor Sealand ‘Year of the Horse’
With a new lunar year coming soon, Officine Panerai have released the latest in their Chinese zodiac/ lunar year themed limited editions, this time in honour of the year of the horse. The PAM 847 is limited to one hundred… 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 ›
NEWS : New model – Vulcain Cricket Nautical DLC
Earlier this year we covered Vulcain’s new Cricket Nautical Seventies Limited Edition model which paid homage to a very funky version of the Cricket. Vulcain have just released another new model, this time paying tribute to its 1961 Nautical watch… Read More ›
EVENT : Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrates 180 years – Sydney
As part of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s 180th anniversary in 2013 it has been holding dinners and events around the world. A few weeks ago the celebrations hit Sydney, with a gala dinner held at Guillaume at Bennelong, one of Sydney’s finest restaurants… Read More ›
NEWS : New flying tourbillon from Baume et Mercier
Horologium has previously covered Baume et Mercier’s 2013 Clifton collection release, including the chronograph model which will be formally launched next year. The recent inaugural Watches & Wonders Richemont fair in Hong Kong was the scene for the announcement of… Read More ›
NEWS : MB&F’s Legacy Machine 2 and what is resonance anyway?
Prior to MB&F’s launch of their first Legacy Machine, the air of anticipation in the watch world was both widespread. Its arrival proved the eager anticipation was not unfounded. The combination of history, modernity and that MB&F touch has turned… Read More ›
EVENT : A jubilee evening with Jaeger-LeCoultre
A few weeks ago Jaeger-LeCoultre Australia hosted a dinner in Sydney to introduce some of releases in this, their 180th anniversary year. Held at Sake Restaurant, a mix of collectors, enthusiasts and others were given the opportunity to try and… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : PARMIGIANI’S Pershing Tourbillon Abyss
In this, part two of a series of Parmigiani posts covering some of their models that were being showcased at the Sydney Boat Show (see here for part one), it’s the turn of a nautically themed watch, the Pershing Tourbillon… Read More ›
PARMIGIANI & THE HOUR GLASS : the Bugatti Super Sport ADLC
Clear blue skies, a blindingly bright sun and temperatures hovering around 20C. Sydney during what was, even for this city, an incredibly warm August, played host to the annual Sydney International Boat Show at Darling Harbour, but it was not… Read More ›