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 ›
Baselworld 2013
UPDATE : Swatch Sistem51 now on sale
Further to my post earlier this year about the groundbreaking Swatch Sistem51, this much anticipated watch has finally been released, a few months later than originally expected. The Australian release date was meant to be October 2013, but a local… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Omega’s new Constellation Sedna and its new 18K rose gold alloy
Following on from my posts about Omega’s new 2013 offerings of the Bullhead and the Speedmaster ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ is a third post about one of Omega’s other big announcements for the year, the new Constellation Sedna, made… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Omega’s Speedy goes to the dark side of the moon
The Bullhead was one of Baselworld 2013’s most talked about releases from Omega and, in the run up to its appearance at boutiques and retailers, is still a hot topic of horological conversation. Running perhaps in a dead heat in… Read More ›
HANDS ON : Omega’s 2013 Bullhead
Today Horologium brings you a post about a model that we wanted to mention when it was launched at Baselworld 2013 but were unable to do so due to the lack of press photos available. For me, this was the… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2013 : Some thoughts on Swatch’s new SISTEM 51 movement
What was arguably the biggest new release during Baselworld 2013 was neither an expensive complication nor an exciting new brand, but the Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek announcing the new ‘Swatch SISTEM51’ automatic movement, to be used in an entirely… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2013 : Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer Regulator
Another Baselworld 2013 release by Glashütte Original this year is a new Regulator model with the classic regulator design of a centre minute display and other indicators positioned as subsidiaries. The dial is lacquered silver-grainé with the hour display at 12… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2013 : H.Moser & Cie’s Nomad Dual Time
After a look at Jaquet Droz’s so-minimalist-you-could-blink-and-not-realise-what-you-were-looking-at Grande Heure GMT, today is about another pared back dual time zone watch that was launched at Baselworld 2013 – the Nomad from H.Moser & Cie. Another elegant interpretation of a two time… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2013 : U-Boat’s Limited Edition ‘Venenum’ Motorcycle
Baselworld isn’t just about watches, clocks and jewellery. This year U-Boat also presented a limited edition motorbike called the ‘Venenum’, one of a hundred bikes that will be created exclusively for them by Dino Romano from Moto Dal Cuore (which… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2013 : Nomos’ new Ahoi
During Baselworld 2013 Nomos launched their newest model the Ahoi, a sporty watch with a 200m water resistance that is different yet still clearly similar to their successful range of watches. A progression of sorts from their Tangomat model, it… Read More ›
