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 ›
At Watches & Wonders 2014 Cartier launched a whopping sixteen new novelties and two new movements, mostly additions to existing collection lines, and many of which were presented by Carole Forestier-Kasapi, Head of Fine Watchmaking. Today’s post is about one… Read More ›
Montblanc’s distinctive Nicolas Rieussec chronograph has had a design revamp this year, with a notable new ‘Homage’ edition. Although launched earlier this year, I did not have the opportunity to handle it until Watches & Wonders 2014 in Hong Kong,… Read More ›
That the Longines Heritage collection is my favourite of their lines is no big surprise, I’ve certainly blogged as such during the short life of Horologium (e.g. the the 1938 Collection), so it was with great pleasure that I accepted… Read More ›
As part of Longines’ commemorative models for its 180th anniversary, they have gone all ‘heritage’. One of these anniversary watches is the “Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph”, perhaps more simply known as a monopusher chronograph. Based on the early wire-lugged watches,… Read More ›
