This year Blancpain has added to its Fifty Fathoms collection with a very ‘origin’ inspired model indeed, not only deciding to revive the famed disc on the dial, but to go ‘full milspec’ with the name. It can be difficult… Read More ›
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BASELWORLD 2017 : TAG Heuer Autavia
Those of you who follow me on Instagram may recollect photos I posted in January 2017, before SIHH, of the new Autavia from TAG Heuer. Even by soft launch standards it was pretty low key. If you didn’t happen to… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2017 : Oris Chronoris Date
I do like a good retrotastic 1970s watch design remade/ updated, and Oris have released one that will appeal to those who also share this weak spot. Zenith aren’t the only ones reviving a model name at Baselworld 2017, with… Read More ›
OMEGA : Prestige Co-Axial De Ville 50th Anniversary
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the De Ville collection in 2017, Omega has released a very classical set of three 39.5mm models featuring white enamel dials with ‘red 12s’. It is available in polished white gold, yellow gold, and… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2017 : Zenith Defy El Primero 21
The departure of Zenith CEO Mr Aldo Magada and the increased engagement of Jean-Claude Biver with the brand during this interim period has, not unexpectedly, lead to something surprising – the resurrection of the Defy name. Some of us still… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2017 : Tudor Black Bay Chronograph
It was only a matter of time before Tudor’s phenomenally successful Black Bay series, which has gone through some colour variants (I own <a href = "http://www.horologium.com.au/2014/04/07/baselworld-2014-tudor-heritage-black-bay-blue/"the blue) and most recently, found itself bronzed, decided that a small complication… Read More ›
NEWS : TAG Heuer, Movado, Swatch Group and Montblanc launch smart watches
Today we have a time line rundown of some major announcements in the luxury watch/ smart watch world over the past last week, namely : 1. TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 2. Movado partners with Google for the Movado… Read More ›
ULYSSE NARDIN : Vintage inspiration
Today we bring you not one but two new releases from Ulysse Nardin that are heavily vintage inspired, launched at the SIHH 2017. They seem to have gone under the radar compared to the more high profile Marine releases from… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : De Bethune’s Kind of Blue Tourbillon Meteorite
In January of this year, along with #thewatchnerd team, we paid a visit to De Bethune in Geneva, during which we saw two rather remarkable Milky Way themed watches – the DB25L Milky Way which we covered earlier, and this pièce unique… Read More ›
ROMAIN JEROME : Moon Orbiter GMT
In many ways Romain Jerome’s DNA Collection best personifies the early years of the brand and the sort of watches for which it gained prominence, with their names reflecting the samples of objects and things that found their way into… Read More ›
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