One of the most popular posts on Horologium is an old one called How to wear your Speedmaster the NASA way. It was about after-market Velcro straps that have been available on and off over the years that mimic the… Read More ›
Straps
NEW: IWC launches new ‘TimberTex’ straps
The gradual shift by watch brands into being more sustainable, item by item, continues, with IWC’s launch of their new TimberTex straps, made from a paper-based material. This new material is composed of 80% natural plant fibres. The cellulose used… Read More ›
NEW: Ulysse Nardin Diver NET concept watch
Today’s watch is green again, but more importantly, it is part of the building momentum by more watch brands to operate more sustainably and with increasing acknowledgement and awareness that they don’t make watches within their own bubble. Another part… Read More ›
NEWS: Lawsuit launched against California crocodile and alligator ban
In the 1950s to 1960s the American crocodile and American alligator (the latter of which are more commonly known to watch people as Alligator mississippiensis) were overhunted to near extinction, with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service placing both… Read More ›
SIHH 2018 : Officine Panerai’s new Luminor Logos
(Photo : Panerai) This year, Panerai is updating their Base and Marina models, with a new P.6000 movement with a three day power reserve replacing the 6497 part of this new six model upgrade. The Luminor Logo has been the… Read More ›
VINTAGE: An unexpected Polerouter
Today’s post is about a watch from the early 1960s. A vintage Universal Genève Polerouter of no particular individual horological historical importance, it is a watch whose existence only recently became known to me. It belonged to my late grandfather,… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2016 : Tissot Heritage 1936
When visiting Tissot at Baselworld 2016 I was told that there were over two hundred new models. The chances of my being able to see them all in half an hour were zero, so after a bit of consultation we… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Panerai’s new Radiomir 1940s – PAM574, PAM575 and PAM620
At Watches & Wonders 2015 Panerai officially launched new versions of the popular 42mm Radiomir 1940s that came out two years ago, containing the new manual-wind Calibre P.1000, replacing the P.999. The new movement has a seconds at 9 o’clock,… Read More ›
Apple x Hermès : fashion or luxury?
When a friend tagged me onto a photo of what appeared to be a new Apple Watch x Hermès watch it took me aback. Was it real? Well it turns out that it is. Collaborations are the thing now, after… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : with Urwerk’s tweedy side
Late last year Urwerk announced what was a surprisingly ‘old-fashioned’ limited edition of their UR-110. Aptly announced during London’s Salon QP, team Urwerk held a private launch of the UR-110 ‘Eastwood’, a collaboration with English tailor Timothy Everest. I had… Read More ›
