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$50,000 Baume & Mercier Clifton 1830 Pocket Watch Repeater Hands-On
At Watches & Wonders 2015, Baume & Mercier‘s major introduction (for men) was a limited edition pocket watch… in 18k red gold (of course). I knew about this in advance of the show, and I asked myself, “why?” Why would a company interested in offering entry-level to mid-range luxury watches suddenly release a pocket watch, limited to 30 pieces, with a massive $50,000 price tag? I have to say that after checking out the Clifton 1830 Pocket Watch Five-Minute Repeater, I sort of figured out why, but that still doesn’t explain the ongoing fetish watch brands seem to have with pocket watches these days. Nevertheless, with all that said, the Baume & Mercier Clifton 1830 Pocket Watch Repeater is a rather charming item.Baume & Mercier’s lead designer Alexandre Peraldi was nice enough to explain to us the aesthetic concept behind the Clifton pocket watch, and the idea is wonderfully ironic. You know how many wrist watches are inspired by pocket
10 Interesting Facts About Marc Newson's Watch Design Work At Ikepod
Whether or not Apple decides to release an iWatch, iTime, iWhatever… smartwatch in a few hours or a few months (UPDATE: They did. See the Apple Watch here), we know that the accomplished Australian industrial designer Marc Newson will more than likely be a big part of the design process of this upcoming and highly anticipated wearable computing device. A few days ago, I discussed the implications and virtues of Apple’s decision to have Marc Newson join Jony Ive in designing products at the company. You cannot discuss Marc Newson and watches without talking at length about Ikepod.Ikepod is a luxury watch brand and it is technically still around, but it really isn’t a big deal any longer – at least not like it was in the late 1990s and early 2000s. What happened? In addition to filing for bankruptcy in about 2003 and later being purchased by new investors, Marc Newson and Ikepod parted ways back in 2012.