One of the most popular of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak manifestations, whose size was increased from 39mm to 41mm in 2012, the Royal Oak Chronograph 41mm has been refreshed for 2017. The basics have been kept the same, but… Read More ›
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Vintage Blues : the Longines Conquest Munich 1972
It is impossible to write about anything involving the 1972 Munich Olympics without acknowledgement of the events that not only dwarfed them, but which have also proven to be the dominant enduring memory from them. What was meant to be… Read More ›
VACHERON CONSTANTIN : Le Chronograph dans le Temps
For those who are familiar with Geneva one of the horological points of interest, as it were, is the building that houses Vacheron Constantin on the Quai d l’Ile, its location also the name of one of their watch collections…. Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2015 : Breguet Marine Chronographe Reference 5823 “200 ans de Marine”
The watch industry loves commemorating an anniversary with a watch. Today’s post is about a comparatively low key watch that marks something worth commemorating – the bicentenary of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s appointment, on October 27, 1815, as chronometer-maker to the Royal… Read More ›
BASELWORLD 2015 : LONGINES Pulsometer Chronograph
Looking forward to the annual Longines vintage-inspired releases at Baselworld is almost second nature to many, and amongst this year’s new-old releases is a new Pulsometer (single-button) chronograph. You only need to have had a cursory exposure to vintage watches… Read More ›
PRE-BASELWORLD 2015 : Omega White Side of the Moon
Two years ago the Omega Speedmaster went to the ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ and last year, it went grey. As most guessed based on the teasers that have gone out over the last few days, Omega have a new… Read More ›
SIHH 2015 : Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph (x2)
It would be something even more than an understatment to say that Jerome Lambert’s tenure so far at Montblanc has been an eye opener, but the subject of Horologium’s first SIHH 2015 Montblanc posts is not about something ‘new’ so… Read More ›
SIHH 2015 : A.Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual White Gold
A.Lange & Söhne’s SIHH 2015 offerings were largely tweaks and updates of models apart from a few notable exceptions, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In the case of the new Datograph Perpetual in white gold with a dark… Read More ›
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 : 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 ›
