After a long wait, and I know that it has been long because I was the second person to put my name down on a waiting list at the QVB Swatch Boutique in Sydney (but then took it off after… Read More ›
Watch movements
NEWS : Blue plaque unveiled at former home of George Daniels
A commemorative blue plaque was unveiled on 22 August 2014 at the former home and workshop of the late watchmaker Dr George Daniels CBE. Members of the British Horological Institute, the Antiquarian Horological Society and the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Habring2 Foudroyante
Perhaps I am a little slow off the mark with the watch that is the subject of this post, but I don’t get up to Brisbane much (only my second visit in this century), so it has taken me until… Read More ›
ROLEX : Syloxi and the Oyster Perpetual Datejust Pearlmaster 34
It’s funny sometimes. I was at The Hour Glass in Sydney looking at some of the Baselworld 2014 releases from Rolex when three blindingly shiny watches came into sight. Now it’s no secret that watches-with-more-stones-than-I-can-count-on-all-digits are an exception rather than… Read More ›
BREMONT : the new Wright Flyer, and some thoughts on ‘in-house’
Unless you’ve been off-grid internet-wise for the past few week, you will know about the announcement by Bremont of their new limited edition the ‘Wright Flyer’, which will incorporate original material from the 1903 Wright brothers’ flyer, and the still-ongoing… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : the URWERK EMC – Electro Mechanical Control
Earlier this year Horologium had the opportunity to look at URWERK’s mechanical ‘smart’ watch, the EMC, ‘in the metal’. ‘EMC’ stands for ‘Electro Mechanical Control’ – that is, the combination of a mechanical watch with a micro generator. The idea… Read More ›
VIDEO : A timely topic
Today’s post is another in the irregular ‘video’ series in which I share horologically themed videos that I come across online. This video dates back to 1934, and comes courtesy of the British Pathé archives by way of PuristSPro. As… Read More ›
ORIS : a new movement, an anniversary edition
Known for its solid and reasonably priced watches, perhaps it is somewhat a lesser known fact that during the course of its 110 year history, Oris has also created the odd movement or two. In fact between 1904 and 1981,… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2014 : Omega teaser video
A week or so ago Omega sent out a darkened photo via Facebook, setting Omega fans in particular into a photoshopping frenzy. Well photoshop no more, as they have released this video teaser. On the basis of this video, in… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : the new Breva Génie 02 Terre
One of the most intriguing watch launches in 2013 was surely that of the brand of Breva with its Genie 01, the world’s first mechanical wristwatch showing not just the time, but acting as a portable mechanical weather station, with… Read More ›
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