It may be now owned by Gemfields, but the Fabergé name still has a strong brand recognition based on its founder and history. Eggs, objet d’art and jewellery may be what they have been most famed for, but Fabergé have… Read More ›
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HANDS-ON : Thomas Prescher Tempus Vivendi Qatar
In late January Horologium and #thewatchnerd visited Thomas and Heike Prescher at their old (as in about-to-be-vacated) workshop and home in a town near Biel/ Bienne. What was originally intended to be half a day with them turned out to… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS 2014 : a Patrimony shade of grey
Vacheron Constantin’s Patrimony collection, now with the Patrimony Tradtionelle models called ‘Traditionelle’ and the Contemporaine models becoming ‘Patrimony’, gained a number of new models during Watches & Wonders 2014, all in rose gold with a slate grey dial, but in… Read More ›
CHRONOSWISS : Sirius Retrograde Day
A little while ago Chronoswiss announced the release of a new addition to their Sirius collection for 2014 – the CH 8121 R Retrograde Day. In a 40mm case comprising of twenty-nine parts, this new model uses the automatic Chronoswiss… Read More ›
ON THE WRIST : Baume et Mercier’s Clifton Retrograde Date
Earlier this year, I covered Baume et Mercier’s new Clifton Retrograde Date, which I first saw at SIHH 2014. Recently, I had the opportunity to test drive one for a month with thanks to Baume et Mercier Australia. For those… Read More ›
SIHH 2014 : BAUME & MERCIER Clifton Retrograde Date
The emphasis throughout the Baume et Mercier presentation at SIHH 2014 was on ‘affordable luxury’, with ‘quality’ and ‘price’ being keywords. With this in mind, amongst the new additions to the Clifton line announced by Baume et Mercier at SIHH… Read More ›
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