Prior to MB&F’s launch of their first Legacy Machine, the air of anticipation in the watch world was both widespread. Its arrival proved the eager anticipation was not unfounded. The combination of history, modernity and that MB&F touch has turned… Read More ›
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EVENT : A jubilee evening with Jaeger-LeCoultre
A few weeks ago Jaeger-LeCoultre Australia hosted a dinner in Sydney to introduce some of releases in this, their 180th anniversary year. Held at Sake Restaurant, a mix of collectors, enthusiasts and others were given the opportunity to try and… Read More ›
PHOTO ESSAY : a pair of Vianney Halter Classics
At Baselworld 1999 and 2000 Vianney Halter and Janiver SA showed off his ‘Classic’ model, delivery of which commenced in 2001 and continued for almost a decade before it was discontinued. The total run was 250 pieces, of which 115… Read More ›
CARTIER : C’est un mystère
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 ›
A look at some ‘jump hour’ watches
Inspired by conversations online with English watch and clock collector AlanL and Sydney enthusiast Danny, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at a Jaeger-LeCoultre SIHH 2013 novelties dinner (about which I will cover in a separate post), this post… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : ORIS Aquis Depth Gauge
Oris are known for producing solid tool watches, including a number of divers’ models. This year, they have released the first divers’ watch which measures depth by means of the intuitively horrifying idea of allowing water to enter the timepiece…. Read More ›
HANDS-ON : PARMIGIANI’S Pershing Tourbillon Abyss
In this, part two of a series of Parmigiani posts covering some of their models that were being showcased at the Sydney Boat Show (see here for part one), it’s the turn of a nautically themed watch, the Pershing Tourbillon… Read More ›
PARMIGIANI & THE HOUR GLASS : the Bugatti Super Sport ADLC
Clear blue skies, a blindingly bright sun and temperatures hovering around 20C. Sydney during what was, even for this city, an incredibly warm August, played host to the annual Sydney International Boat Show at Darling Harbour, but it was not… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : Omega’s new Constellation Sedna and its new 18K rose gold alloy
Following on from my posts about Omega’s new 2013 offerings of the Bullhead and the Speedmaster ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ is a third post about one of Omega’s other big announcements for the year, the new Constellation Sedna, made… Read More ›
HANDS-ON : with JEANRICHARD’s Aeroscope, Aquascope and Terrascope
Following on from a previous post, this is the second part dedicated to some of JEANRICHARD’s range of relaunched and new watches. For this post, we cover the sports range – the Aeroscope, Aquascope and Terrascope. First we start with… Read More ›