Dresden watchmakers Lang & Heyne basically quietly do their own thing, creating a scant few dozen watches a year in a small number of models. You may recall an earlier post on Horologium about a special Friedrich III. Well today,… Read More ›
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MONTBLANC : 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter Blue Limited Edition
Following last year’s launch of its 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter in rose gold, which itself was part of a new collection whose new pilots watches have been a market success, Montblanc has extended the collection with the addition of a stainless… Read More ›
PHOTOS : IWC Portofino Monopusher Chronograph
Debuting at Watches & Wonders 2015, IWC released a new Portofino Monopusher Chronograph which we had the opportunity to see in Hong Kong. Available in either red gold (with white dial) or a rather handsome white gold (with gray-brown dial),… Read More ›
LONGINES : (Another) Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph
You may recall that a little while ago we wrote about a Longines Heritage Collection Column-Wheel single pusher chronograph with a black dial that was also available in a white-dialled version which alas we did not get to see. Well… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Longines Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Heritage Chronograph
In recent years Longines have reissued a number of monopusher chronographs from their Museum as a part of its Heritage collection. A few months ago we looked at the new 2015 Pulsometer Chronometer monopusher with its Calibre L788.2 in a… Read More ›
PHOTOS : Longines Pulsometer Chronograph
During Baselworld 2015 we mentioned the new Pulsometer monopusher released by Longines. As noted at the time, this follows on from a 2013 Asthmometer-Pulsometer chronograph and is one of the latest in their heritage-inspired pieces. To briefly recap the basics, this… Read More ›
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 : 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 ›
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 ›
