Corum have joined the other cool kids of the watch manufacturing world and released their very own iPad app.
Functionally it’s pretty much as you’d expect from an app of this type: watch details, find-a-store, Corum news, movies and simple contests.
Nothing revolutionary then, but it looks good and fans of Corum will have a blast as they drool over all the models they’re yet to be able to afford!
Find it on the Apple App Store right here.
Here’s the Corum Admiral’s Cup Seafender 47 Tourbillon GMT.
As the name suggests, it’s a chunky 47mm piece, with a case in 18kt rose gold.
It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal and is water resistant to 50 meters.
Movement is the Swiss automatic Corum caliber CO397 with 28 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 50 hours.
Functions are hours, minutes, date, second time zone, day/night indicator, and tourbillon.
Still travelling – the backlog of posts is growing longer by the minute :-)
This is the perfectly-named-for-a-watch ‘Grand Precis’ from Corum.
The name was originally used by Corum in the 1950s and in fact this limited run of new models uses updated calibre movements from that era: so-called ‘new old stock’.
100 will be made in rose gold, with another 50 available in white gold.
The size is an old-school 38.5mm featuring a more modern AR-coated sapphire crystal and sapphire display back.
Water resistance is to 30 meters.
Movement is the new-old Swiss hand-wind Corum caliber CO162 with 17 jewels, 18,000 vph and a power reserve of 38 hours.
Very nice.
Corum crank up the dial from 46 to 48 with the latest additions to its ‘Seafender’ range.
Two limited-edition versions are available: titanium with orange dial accents (200 pieces), or black PVD-finished titanium with red gold bezel and accents (100 pieces).
Both models uphold Corum’s diving watch standards, being water resistant to 1000m.
The cases are 48mm and hold a COSC-certified automatic movement.
There’s a gas escape valve at 9:30 and the pieces are shod with a rubber strap with titanium pin buckle.
Love the scuba-dude on the case back :-)
Reference 947.950.04/0371 AN15 and Reference 947.950.86/0371 AN16
Corum’s contribution to this year’s Only Watch auction is this beautiful one of a kind Golden Bridge Automatic Titanium.
That titanium case houses Corum’s unique white gold baguette CO313 movement, complete with their automatic linear winding mechanism.
Interestingly, sapphire crystal covers not only the front and the case-back, but is also present on each side of the watch, giving the impression the unusual movement is housed in a form of display cabinet.
The back of the watch is engraved with the Corum logo, complete with an ‘ONLY WATCH 2011 – PIECE UNIQUE’ inscription in red.
This limited edition of one comes fitted with a black crocodile leather strap featuring red stitching and a titanium pin buckle.
Do you remember the sick-bay from the original Star Trek series?
Corum have found an ingenious way to recycle the material from that to make this, the ‘Seafender 48′..
… hold on ..
…… they didn’t?
Err, apparently my information sources might have got their wires-crossed.
How about we cross directly to Corum’s press release instead?
Might be safer!
[Press Release] To celebrate the partnership with the Bol d’Or Mirabaud presented by Corum, the watch brand is presenting an exclusive timepiece proudly bearing the event colors: the Admiral’s Cup Seafender 48 Chrono Bol d’Or Mirabaud. The winners of the Bol d’Or and the Bol de Vermeil will be presented with one of these 30-piece limited edition watches
Equipped with the star complication for sports watches, the chronograph function, the Bol d’Or model features a generously sized 48 mm blue case. The model is distinguished by a twelvesided bezel in the same shade, along with the nautical pennants that are a signature feature of the Admiral’s Cup collection.
Loyal to its tradition of innovation and originality, Corum has chosen to run counter to its usual practice by associating a “centro” chronograph with this model. The chronograph minutes and seconds hands, traditionally appearing on two small dedicated counters, are mounted here on the same axis as the conventional hour and minutes hands. As well as resulting in an original and extremely pared-down face for a chronograph, this approach naturally also ensures enhanced readability.
The dial, richly adorned with a Clous de Paris hobnail motif and applied gold hour-markers, is enhanced by gold hands. The watch as a whole gives subtle pride of place to the blue and golden colors of the Bol d’Or Mirabaud presented by Corum.
30-piece limited edition
Exclusive Corum movement
Automatic chronograph, CO960, COSC certified
28,800 vibrations per hour, 27 jewels
Hours, minutes, small seconds, date with central seconds and minutes read-off
48-hour power reserve
Blue PVD-treated titanium case
48 mm diameter
Exclusive pushpiece-locking system
Exhibition case-back adorned with Bol d’Or Mirabaud 2011 logo
Black dial, Clous de Paris hobnail motif, applied
5N red gold chevrons
5N red gold hands
Black leather strap
Water-resistant to 300 meters (1,000 ft)
Corum are getting kind of funky with their Admiral’s Cup range for 2011.
Limited to 100 pieces each in red, white and blue, the rubber coated bodies are accompanied by vulcanised rubber coated crown and crown guard. Hope you like rubber!
The back of each watch has a display case with a colour-coordinated rotor for the COSC Chronometer certified CO753 automatic chronograph movement..
Price is a not too crazy $8150.
What do you think? I must confess I’m not entirely sold on them, but if you’re after a splash of colour and want more than just a cheap and cheerful watch, this might be the way to go.
Like an all-you-can-eat buffet at your favourite 5-star hotel, the delights of Baselworld 2011 just keep coming.
This is the fantastic Corum Ti-Bridge Power Reserve, featuring Corum’s trademark style linear movement layout.
Definitely ‘do want’, but with a limited run of 700 chances are slim to none. And they both just left town :-)
[Press Release] The Ti- Bridge, with its distinctive titanium case and its horizontal baguette movement is held by four black PVD-coated bars, is a contemporary interpretation of the Golden Bridge spirit. Unique in the world, this understated blend of modernity and elegance features a perfect balance between design and technology. The Caliber CO107 baguette movement equipping the latest Ti-Bridge model drives the hour and minute hands as well as a power-reserve indication – a first in this collection.
This beautifully structured watch naturally called for a linear display of the latter function. To achieve this, the Caliber CO107 is fitted with a satellite gear train that is visible when observing the watch from the side along the 9-3 o’clock axis, but invisible when looking at this Ti-Bridge from the front. This module comprises several specific features, including a differential gear system composed of three wheels – one of which is an off-centered “planetary wheel”. Depending on the direction of its rotation, the latter spins either on its own axis, or around the axis of the two other wheels, thereby connecting the barrel on the one hand and the winding stem on the other to the power-reserve indicator – all within a minimum of space. Another special characteristic developed for this caliber is the power- reserve indicator mounted on a graduated sliding gear in phosphate nickel.
The choice of this material, combined with a LIGA manufacturing process (a German acronym for Lithographie, Galvaniformung, Abformung – Lithography, Electroplating and Molding) similar to electroforming, results in parts with far more precise tolerances than those achieved by classic mechanical machining. It thereby guarantees the extreme precision of the power- reserve display, which in this case amounts to a maximum of three days. In terms of the exterior, the new Ti-Bridge Power Reserve features a grade 5 titanium case and a dial in titanium. The hour and minute hands as well as the power-reserve display are coated in a luminescent substance so as to ensure perfect readability in the dark. Fitted with a rubber strap secured by a folding clasp with two security pushers, the Ti-Bridge Power Reserve is issued in a limited numbered series of 700.
Ti-Bridge Power Reserve, Ref. 107.101.04/F371 0000
Movement: Calibre CO107, 25-jewel hand wound mechanical baguette movement made of titanium
4Hz, 28,800 vibrations/hour
Satin-finished bridge with engraved CORUM logo, black PVD finish
Snailed finish of the barrel
Four triangular casing clamps, black PVD finish
72-hour power reserve
Functions: Hours, minutes, linear power reserve indicator
Case: 52.5 x 42.5mm
Tonneau-shaped case made of titanium
Polished finish on the top of the case with two sand-blasted grooves, satin-finished case sides
Fluted titanium crown with satin and polished finishes, adorned with CORUM key
6-screw satin-finished case-back with engraved CORUM logo, open case-back under the movement
Dial: Flange coated with black PVD, hour and minutes indexes
Hour and minute baton hands with grey Superluminova
Glass: Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
Strap: Black vulcanized rubber
Buckle: Titanium triple folding clasp with opening and fastening system using 2 pushers, bearing the CORUM logo
Water resistance: 165 feet/50 meters
[Press Release] The extreme range of the Corum sports collection welcomes two new models: the Admiral’s Cup Seafender 46 Dive and the Admiral’s Cup Seafender Chrono Dive.
Water-resistant to 300 meters, these sporty yet elegant watches are equally at ease worn over a diving suit as beneath a shirt cuff.
Corum clearly feels very much at home at great depths. Launched in 2010 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Admiral’s Cup collection, the Deep Hull 48 model marked a significant watershed in brand history by heralding the “extreme” range.
Designed for extreme environments, this diver’s watch, the first of its kind within the Admiral’s Cup collection, is now joined by two new 46 mmdiameter variations that are both water-resistant to 300 meters: the Admiral’s Cup Seafender 46 Dive and the Admiral’s Cup Seafender 46 Chrono Dive. Slightly smaller than the previously introduced version, they have been specifically designed and developed to delight divers and devotees of distinctive and sophisticated watches. These sporty and sturdy models feature powerful, taut lines that make them ideal companions for relaxing moments as well as exciting adventures.
Admiral’s Cup Seafender 46 Dive
[Press Release] Swiss luxury watch maker CORUM had created history in 1980, by introducing its mechanical Golden Bridge movement for the first time.
This exceptional baguette movement, with its innovative construction wrote a new chapter in the history of watchmaking.
And now in 2011, for the very first time , CORUM adds an automatic version – with linear winding – which heralds a new era in the legend of this unique movement.
This world première of the automatic variation is presented in a red or white gold case and will be produced in limited quantities.
Few mechanical movements have had such a significant impact on horological history. The legendary Golden Bridge, first presented by Corum in 1980, has since then revealed the full measure of its powerful and enduring appeal.
This impressive baguette movement, built in a straight line and calling for exceptional watchmaking expertise, has adorned some of the most fabulous timepieces by the brand from La Chaux-de-Fonds. In 2009, the Golden Bridge baguette inspired the creation of the sophisticated and contemporary Ti-Bridge model, while 2010 saw the arrival of the first Golden Bridge tourbillon movement. In 2011, this amazing lineage is definitely entering a new era with the arrival of the self-winding Golden Bridge movement equipped with a linear oscillating weight.
