We start the week with Brice Lechevalier’s interview with Bulgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin, which appears in issue 48 of GMT magazine, which was published last week. As usual we will be publishing selected articles from our sister magazine along with those that you might already have noticed from other publications in the Edipresse Group, such as Hong Kong Tatler.
There is a great deal of discussion on the topic of watches as art. Although a watch should not be art to be of notice, I am a firm believer in their own capability to straddle the boundaries of purpose, shape, and philosophy where appropriate. In the case of the Corum Bubble watches, it seems to be a brand’s attempt at developing a pure objet d’art. It’s correct, the Corum Bubble watches are not really like anything else the brand makes (or much like anything anyone leaves, for that matter), however they are designed to be beautiful things, which is something that they have in common with other timepieces bearing the Corum logo.The devotion to the world in these bits is staggeringly unwavering. In my view, this collection works simply because it’s so unconcerned with anything but the most loyal realisation of its own unique concept. To make the most of the re-release opportunity, Corum has partnered with famous cymbal manufacturer Paiste. Paiste are enlisted to make a exceptional dial to get your Corum Bubble Paiste special edition watch. The dial of the Corum Bubble Paiste is a tiny cymbal made by Paiste at exactly the exact same manner they would make a full-size cymbal. I’m quietly confident it would function as intended have been it removed from the housing and attached to some kit, but even if it’s only for show, it looks great.
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Imagine if watches were sold by weight, just like your local butcher sells his meat or your spice merchant sells his precious saffron. David Chokron does just that this week for WorldTempus, trying to find a correlation between the weight of a watch and its price. In his light-hearted article, he finds one, but it’s not the one you might think. Find out tomorrow on our homepage.
I tested Corum’s new Admiral Legend 42mm automatic while I was on holiday and, in the dunes of Ras Al-Khaimah, it was far removed from the nautical environment that inspired it. Find out today how it coped with the tough task of accompanying me on holiday. Later this week Michèle Brunner gives her impressions on one of the more feminine models in the distinctive Anonimo collection, while Camille Gendre looks at the 125th anniversary of Eberhard & Co.’s Extra-Fort collection.
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