Horologium has tracked the progress of Baume et Mercier’s Clifton model since its launch two years ago, and it remains our favourite collection from the brand. The latest addition to the collection has an unexpected ‘big date’ at 12 o’clock… Read More ›
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SIHH 2015 : PIAGET Altiplano Chronograph – Live photos
As part of its pre-SIHH announcements the Titans of Thin announced the new Altiplano Chronograph, about which I wrote at this link. Today’s photos provide some live photos of this piece, so that you may compare the press release photos… Read More ›
SIHH 2015 : Richard Mille RM 51-02 ‘Diamond Twister’
Never a brand to do things by half, and unapologetically so, at SIHH 2015 Richard Mille perhaps surprised us all by saying that they would only announce four models in Geneva, with more releases to be staggered over the year…. Read More ›
SIHH 2015 : Vacheron Constantin ‘Harmony’ Tourbillon Chronograph
Harmony of form and function, harmony in music, of thought, of companionship, of the tastebuds. A common word, but perhaps unexpected as the name of the new Vacheron Constantin collection introduced at SIHH 2015 to mark their 260th anniversary. As… Read More ›
SIHH 2015 : Live photos of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Calendar Meteorite Dial
A little while ago Horologium wrote about the new meteorite dial from Jaeger-LeCoultre to be launched at SIHH 2015, and today it was thus launched, along with an accompanying bit of the meteorite from which it takes its dial. As mentioned… Read More ›
DE BETHUNE : the DB28 Maxichrono goes white
You may recall >a previous post about the DB28 Maxichono released at Baselworld 2014 which featured a monopusher chronograph that had its seconds hand, 60-minute counter and 24-hour counter all co-axially mounted in the centre, along with the hour and… Read More ›
PRE-SIHH 2015 : IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar
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 ›
WATCH PROFILE : Richard Mille RM025 Tourbillon Divers Watch Carbon
Some of you may be familiar with the RM025 Tourbillon Chronograph divers watch that was released in titanium with lugs in 18K red gold. Well Richard Mille being the king of ‘light’ watches, it was perhaps par for the course that… Read More ›
ROMAIN GAUTHIER : Celebrating a decade – the HMS Ten
Known for his classic approach to watchmaking and focus on micro-engineering, Vallée de Joux based independent watchmaker Romain Gauthier is celebrating his tenth anniversary with the HMS Ten in three new limited editions of the ‘Prestige HMS’ introduced in 2012…. Read More ›
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 ›