Although only fifteen years has passed since then, the landscape of the luxury watch market has changed beyond recognition. The initial Bubble has been 44mm wide, which made it an outlier in those days. Along with that, the layout was pretty unusual. Watch collectors were not quite so used to risks as they are now, but nevertheless, the Corum Bubble found favour among a dedicated demographic. It’ll be intriguing to understand how the re-release of this Corum Bubble is composed by a consumer base that’s far savvier than it had been in the turn of the century. With nothing in the way of a complication to pique interest, the Corum Bubble watches lean heavily on design.Exploding from the mind of the late Severin Wunderman, the Corum Bubble watches defied expectations upon launch. The profile of the watch is still unusually towering, with one of the highest-domed crystals I’ve ever seen. The effect this has on the dial is impossible to ignore. This is appropriate concerning design fidelity, as it totally adheres to the usage of spheres throughout the watch — most obviously on the rubber-ringed crown at 3 o’clock. Furthermore, it manages to remain true to Wunderman’s unique vision, which was inspired by a 1960s dip watch that featured a huge crystal to hold out against the pressure of deep seated exploration. However, is this view just an homage, or have Corum upgraded it considerably to appeal to a contemporary audience?
Booba and Corum Watches Canada Replica are presenting not one, not two, but three Bubblesque models in several different versions. The dial of the first model features the cover of the rapper’s eighth album, Nero Nemesis, released in 2015.
For the other two models, Corum chose to call on the talent and creativity of the students of the La Chaux-de-Fonds School of Applied Arts (EAA). A writing in perfect harmony with the rapper, resulting of a collaboration between Booba, the EAA and Polish designer Kamil Borowski, is featured on the first of these models. The second model shows a skull under the word “Kopp”, the rapper’s nickname.
Symbols of their time, Booba and the Bubble have constantly moved forward and dared to assert their creative differences. By uniting an audience from seemingly different generations, origins and backgrounds, they have become standard-bearers for a new vision of the future by taking possession of it.
