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• NEWS : Police raid Sydney jeweller, seizing watches and cash

  By horologium on July 20, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  In local watch-related news, a police operation yesterday on jewellery shop Jacobsons Jewellery at Westfield Bondi Junction has resulted in the seizure of more than $270,000 in cash and watches to the value of over $3.5 million. The official NSW… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : Lang & Heyne Georg

  By horologium on July 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  It remains the case that rectangular watches are less commonly made and less commonly worn, than round ones, so it is always interesting when a brand decides to launch one in this case shape. Today, we are looking at one… Read More ›

• INDUSTRY NEWS : Richemont announces plans to use blockchain

  By horologium on July 16, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The Richemont Group has announced its intention to introduce blockchain technology to bring transparency to its supply chain, track goods and materials (including sales channels), reassure customers of product authenticity, and to fight counterfeiting. The announcement was made by Professor Jin Keyu,… Read More ›

• ULYSSE NARDIN : Marine Torpilleur Military

  By horologium on July 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Last year, Ulysse Nardin unveiled the Marine Torpilleur (French for ‘torpedo boat’), a chronometer that is a lighter, thinner version the brand’s Marine Chronometer. This year, they have released a military version. They contain the same movement inside, but the… Read More ›

• HANDS-ON : Vacheron Constantin’s Métiers d’Art Les Aérostiers

  By horologium on July 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  When a new Métiers d’Art model is announced by Vacheron Constantin, with it comes both high expectations and a high aesthetic bar to meet. This year’s ‘Les Aérostiers’, a collection of limited edition pieces that tell the story of the early… Read More ›

• LOUIS MOINET : from the Earth’s crust to the moon

  By horologium on July 5, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  We thought that we would continue on a skeletonisation theme this week, going from the ‘everyday wear’ type of watch to the other end of a spectrum, with two spectacular watches launched this year in editions of a mere three… Read More ›

• ON THE WRIST : Zenith Defy Classic Skeleton

  By horologium on July 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  A couple of months ago, we introduced Zenith’s new 2018 Defy Classic. Coming in a 41mm-sized titanium case, it is available in two variants;  one with a skeletonised dial, and one with a sunburst blue dial. Both models have applied… Read More ›

• MANUFACTURE ROYALE : Customisation is king

  By horologium on June 28, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  This year, Manufacture Royale has been focusing on a new keyword – customisation. This is the direct consequence of the brand increasingly dealing directly with their end customers, many of whom want a personal touch to their new watch. They… Read More ›

• ARMIN STROM : Pure Resonance

  By horologium on June 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  This year, Armin Strom has taken their ‘Mirrored Force Resonance’ technology and created a second movement presented in a new watch collection called ‘Pure Resonance’. Earlier this year we had the opportunity to see the ‘Fire’ and ‘Water’ Pure Resonance… Read More ›

• FERDINAND BERTHOUD : Chronomètre FB 1R.6-1

  By horologium on June 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Earlier this year, Chopard co-CEO Karl Friedrich Scheufele’s young brand Ferdinand Berthoud released an interesting new regulator-style watch, the Chronomètre FB 1R.6-1. Inspired by the Marine Chronometer No.7 made by the brand’s namesake Ferdinand Berthoud more than two centuries ago,… Read More ›

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