Baselworld 2015 was the place at which NOMOS Glashütte launched its new Calibre DUW 3001 in the form of two new models. Since it’s about the movement, let’s discuss that first. ‘DUW’ stands for ‘Deutsche Uhrenwerke’ (‘German watchworks’, according to… Read More ›
The watch industry loves commemorating an anniversary with a watch. Today’s post is about a comparatively low key watch that marks something worth commemorating – the bicentenary of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s appointment, on October 27, 1815, as chronometer-maker to the Royal… Read More ›
The just-finished Baselworld 2015 was where De Bethune formally launched the DB28 GS for which they did a ‘soft launch’ in late January. Those of you who follow Horologium on Instagram will have seen a photo that posted on the… Read More ›
In thinking about this newly launched mechanical art from MB&F one wonders whether words are, to some degree, superfluous. The connection between Melchior and someone who looks at it is of course partly to do with his mechanical wonder but… Read More ›
A rather interesting fact. For all the haute horlogerie and other pieces that appear on Horologium, there is a brand about whom the posts, admittedly somewhat irregular, seem to consistently garner steady interest, even the older posts – the brand… Read More ›
Amongst their Baselworld 2015 offerings, some of which are tweaks of watches, is this new model. For those looking for a Sinn that is not ‘too’ sporty, and for fans of that 1960s/ 1970s cushion case style, this may appeal… Read More ›
Amongst the models launched by Peter Speake-Marin last year was a single-handed watch called the ‘Velsheda’, about which I wrote here. Recently, in the lead-up to SIHH 2015 in Geneva, we caught up with him. It was too brief a… Read More ›
Known for their traditionally styled ‘observer’ watches, including a special limited eition model in 2012 named after their founder, Glashütte Original have released a new version of their Senator Observer, containing the same Calibre 100-14 as the Julius Assmann LE… Read More ›
Some of you may remember Chopard’s launch, a year ago, of their first watch using ‘fair mined’ gold. At this year’s Baselworld they have launched a second model. The new L.U.C XPS Fairmined® watch is also a limited edition, but… Read More ›
This is the sort of watch that makes long time Zenith fans sigh with relief. We’re talking about the fans that remember the pre-Nataf years, found themselves confused for awhile, and were soothed by Jean-Frédérique Dufour only to be suddenly… Read More ›
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