Another SIHH has come around, and this time it is the turn, on the occasion of its 75th birthday, for the IWC ‘Port’ collection to get updated. There will be a number of new models (two new and six revisions)… Read More ›
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WATCH PROFILE : Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Calendar and Power Reserve
With a large collection such as Cartier’s it can be difficult for those who are looking to buy one of their pieces to know where to start once they’ve managed to narrow it down to their collection of choice. If… Read More ›
WATCH PROFILE : Montblanc Bohème Perpetual Calendar Jewellery
As regular readers of Horologium know, the dearth of mechanical complications in women’s watches is something that is occasionally commented upon, so when they do appear there is a certain level of interest. Montblanc are in the throes of an… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Longines Heritage Diver
This year Longines has added to its well-regarded modern ‘heritage’ models with pieces such as the Heritage 1935 and the Heritage Collection 24-Hour Single Pusher Chronograph. Today we look at the Heritage Diver, another 2014 addition to the Longines Heritage… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : De Bethune DB28 Dark Shadows
With a series of DB28 watches having already proven to be amongst De Bethune’s most popular lines and perhaps its most well-known, Baselworld 2014 saw the release of the seemingly all-black DB28 Dark Shadows, which I had the opportunity to… Read More ›
PRE-SIHH 2015 : PIAGET Altiplano Chronograph
Earlier this year Horologium wrote about the Altiplano 900P that was released at SIHH 2014, the 3.65mm thin watch that was the product of three years of research and the thinnest mechanical watch in the world at its release. We… Read More ›
INTERVIEW : Mr. Christian Selmoni, Vacheron Constantin Artistic Director
From when he joined in January 1992 as Purchasing, Planning and Manufacturing Director to his current position as Artistic Director, held since late 2010, Mr. Christian Selmoni has both seen and been at the forefront of many changes at Vacheron… Read More ›
PRE-SIHH 2015 : Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Calendar gets a meteorite dial
The night skies of the Vallée de Joux wherein Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Manufacture lies forms the inspiration not only of their new calendar watches to be launched at SIHH 2015 but of a broader thematic approach to the incoming year’s releases. But… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Rolex Cellini time-only
There are, although some of you may find it difficult to believe, people who admire the Rolex brand but aren’t drawn to the omnipresent sports models. For them, the announcement of a re-invigorated Cellini line by Rolex this year was… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : De Bethune DB28 Maxichrono
During Baselworld 2014 De Bethune introduced a new chronograph with what they call the ‘Absolute Clutch System’. With a price tag of some CHF 166,000, exactly what sort of chronograph this is, has been the prevailing question. Well I recently… Read More ›
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