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There are also rectangular versions, like the Corum Golden Bridge Rectangle (29.50 x 42.20 mm), with a white gold case, an alligator bracelet. This watch has models with an 18k rose gold case, with or without diamonds. The Corum Golden Bridge Round 43 (as in 43mm), this watch has a CO 113 hand-wound movement, which the wearer would be able to get a 60° view because of the open case.

This avant-garde watch has the movement placed on the center of the transparent case-”a perfect miniature version of the signature Californian landmark,” according to Corum. The Golden Bridge Collection is composed of watches with four sapphire sides that show an intricate linear movement. This is arguably one of Corum’s most unique watch collections. Corum Golden Bridge Collection Corum Golden Bridge Round 43 This also has a version with diamonds on the case with a white alligator strap. The collection also has smaller models, such as the 38mm Admiral Legend 38, which has a CO 082 automatic movement and stainless steel, 5N 18kt rose gold case. The dial is brass, with features like a white superluminova dauphine hour and minute hands and seconds baton hands with a Corum key design. This watch also has the same movement, as well as information on the lunar cycle, and times and strength of the tides. The first Admiral Tides was released in 1993 and was powered by the exclusive Corum movement CO277, with up to 42 hours of power reserve. One popular model is the automatic Admiral AC-One 45 Tides, a 45mm watch with a titanium grade 5 case, with a double anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Today’s Admiral collection has a dodecagonal (12-sided) case, with different shapes, materials, and movements). The current collection has a wide array of models, all of which have a similar look (it no longer has the square shape that was first released). The Admiral’s Cup race took place is 1957, and the first watch was introduced in 1960. One of the things that inspired the collection is sailing. This watch easily became one of the brand’s most popular models, and according to the Corum website, paving the way for the company’s success. Corum Watch Collections Corum Admiral Collection Corum Admiral AC-ONE 45 TidesĪs mentioned above, the first Corum Admiral watch was introduced in 1960. We’ll take a close look at each of these below, and talk about some of the brand’s most popular models. There’s also the Coin watch, released four years later, which is equipped with an ultra-thin movement set in a gold coin.Ĭorum has four collections: The Admiral, Golden Bridge, Bubble, and Heritage. One of the first watches produced by the brand is the “Chinese Hat” which has a pyramid-shaped bezel that evoked the same shape as the hats worn in China at the time.Īnother is the Admiral (which first came out in 1960), a square watch with an engraving of a sailboat at the back. The company is currently owned by Eterna and Hong Kong-based Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group Limited.

Since 1955, the House of Corum has been located in La Chaux de Fonds. An appointment might be a good idea-and be on time.The company was founded in La Chaux de Fonds, a town in the Swiss Jura mountains discovered in 1656, which became a popular location for the watchmaking industry (and later became a UNESCO World Heritage Site). It’s one pretty good reason for Warhol aficionados to get over to La Chaux-de-Fonds. It was then obtained by a private collector, and was hidden from view until very recently, when Corum had the opportunity to integrate it into its own museum. One of the Coin watches was acquired by Andy Warhol, and remained in the Warhol collection until early in the 1990s. (Corum currently offers $50 gold or $1 silver coin options.) To achieve this, the coin itself is actually sliced into two approximate halves, in which the watch mechanism is placed. The Corum Double Eagle Gold Coin Watch is crafted using actual 22 karat gold coins the dial is formed by the back, or tail, of a vintage $20 gold Double Eagle or $10 Liberty coin, while the caseback is fashioned with the face. That is some kind of popular culture clout in the brand’s history of watchmaking, which itself dates back to 1955. But the Warhol Collection Corum Coin watch is a class apart.Ĭorum’s famous Coin watch was worn by six recent United States presidents: Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush (H.W.). Some are predictably more valuable than others. Yes, there is a Campbell’s Soup can watch, but there are also: a banana style, from a Velvet Underground and Nico album a Marilyn Monroe the Playboy rabbit and a vast array of what collectors call Factory watches. The designs of Andy Warhol have been lent to many watches.