Consumer concerns about ethical mining, blood diamonds and the like have gained currency in the last decade or so, but they still remain far from mainstream. This year, Chopard have launched their first watch using Fairmined® gold, the standard for… Read More ›
Watch shows
HANDS-ON : Omega’s DeVille Trésor
On the day during which I visited the Sydney Omega boutique to see the Speedmaster Mark II I had expectations only of the Mark II. What other watches I might see did not cross my mind. It was all about… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : GIRARD PERREGAUX Chrono Hawk Pink Gold
During Baselworld 2014 Girard-Perregaux introduced a new addition to their Chrono Hawk sports chronograph range, in pink gold. With thanks to Avstev, I recently had the opportunity to see this piece in Sydney. The new sixty-two part case is 18K… Read More ›
ON THE WRIST : Baume et Mercier’s Clifton Retrograde Date
Earlier this year, I covered Baume et Mercier’s new Clifton Retrograde Date, which I first saw at SIHH 2014. Recently, I had the opportunity to test drive one for a month with thanks to Baume et Mercier Australia. For those… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Vacheron Constantin Malte Tourbillon Openworked
Earlier this year we covered the new Métiers d’Art Fabuleux Ornements watches from Vacheron Constantin, featuring some of Vacheron’s delicate open-working skills. Aside from these, there was a general theme focusing on new open-work watches at SIHH 2014, and one… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Girard-Perregaux Cat’s Eye Anniversary watch
At Baselworld 2014 Girard-Perregaux launched a number of new models to add to their successful Cat’s Eye women’s collection. One of these was an Anniversary model, marking a decade since its launch, and previously written about on Horologium here. You… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Platinum
As previously posted, earlier this year I had the opportunity to view the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Orange Ceramic. At the same time I also got to see its sibling, the Seamaster Planet Ocean Platinum with diamond-set ceramic and sapphire…. Read More ›
NEWS : Blancpain Villeret 12 Day Flying Tourbillon
The Maison of Blancpain, whose Villeret Collection is both one of its core strengths and yet still, so much under the radar of many, recently added a new piece to the collection – the ‘Volant Une Minute 12 Jours’, aka… Read More ›
WATCH PROFILE : Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine Ultra-Thin Calibre 1731
Unfortunately, I haven’t (yet) had the opportunity to get my greedy hands on the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Comtemporaine Minute Repeater, but I did get the chance to gawk at it in its display cabinet at SIHH 2014 earlier this year…. Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Omega Speedmaster Mark II Re-issue
Earlier this year I blogged about the Omega Speedmaster Mark II re-issue. Today, Horologium brings you live photos of the two versions, with thanks to Omega Australia and the Castlereagh St boutique in Sydney. To reiterate Omega, which not only… Read More ›