As a ‘follow-up’ of sorts to the ‘jump hour’ post, today Horologium looks at another type of uncommon time display, two Cartier ‘mysterieuse’ models released this year. Cartier is famed for its long term commitment to mystery clocks and watches,… Read More ›
Following the launch of this year’s Ingenieur collection at SIHH 2013 IWC have been busy with local events worldwide for those who could not make it to Geneva. An invitation to the Sydney one meant that I could spend a… Read More ›
In this the year of the Maison’s 180th anniversary, Jaeger-LeCoultre has been engaged in various commemoration and celebration events around the world, as well as issuing some special editions. During SIHH 2013 earlier this year, the frontage of their booth… Read More ›
Who was Nicholas Rieussec? Well in 1821 he created a chronograph for horse racing, using two discs and ink. A piece created first and foremost to satisfy a need, Rieussec had a pair of indices with ink-filled nibs above two… Read More ›
Some of you may know that as well as their watches, Piaget has a successful and significant jewellery collection for both men and women. Their jewellery range is perhaps not as widely available or well-known as their watches, but the… Read More ›
That must constitute one of the oldest and most re-hashed discussions possible amongst the human species, but though whether something might constitute ‘art’ will inevitably result in animated discussion amongst the great and good (and the rest of us), perhaps… Read More ›
Watch brands, by and large, tend to focus on watches for the male of the species rather than the female in their major yearly launches, but this year Vacheron Constantin focused on women, bringing out some Métiers d’art pieces for… Read More ›
This post follows on from my previous post covering the most simple and the most complicated of the Ingenieurs from IWC this year. This time, it’s some of the rather more sporty models linked with the new Mercedes AMG Petronas… Read More ›
That 2013 would be IWC’s year of the Ingenieur, following on from 2012’s year of the Pilot watch, was well-known, so at SIHH the biggest questions were whether the booth would be as eye-catching as 2012’s one (it was), and… Read More ›
This year, it’s all about the new Clifton collection at Baume & Mercier. Harking back to a 1950s aesthetic, the focus is on variations of a classic round case design with simple and clear applied numerals and hour markers. Although… Read More ›
