Swiss watchmaker, Romain Jerome, creates 2012 watches from Titanic's parts to mark ship's 100th anniversary.
The "Titanic-DNA"; a high-end watch integrating real steel from the Titanic.
The "Titanic-DNA" watch contains authentic parts of the Titanic ocean liner drawn from the ocean floor. It brings together material and spirit. Or perhaps one should say soul.
This watch is part of the new "DNA of Famous Legends" collection that Romain Jerome presents as a world premier.
New materials, precious metals, complications - one finds all of these as well in the "Titanic-DNA". However, the watch’s real exclusivity is to be found in the direct relationship between a truly unique timepiece and one of the most extraordinary achievements created by man…the legendary Titanic ocean liner that disappeared in 1912.
Here’s where spirit becomes material. This new concept goes far beyond the creation of a great luxury watch with a prestigious movement and noble materials; it is breathing a soul into the object.
The result is astonishing. The object lives. It is a work of art. The Belle-Époque resurfaces on the wrist of a few privileged people who understood they have offered themselves much more than just a fine watch.
The rusted steel is created by an extraordinary fusion carried out at the Harland&Wolff shipyards in Belfast, where the Titanic was constructed. This fusion brings together the authentic steel of the shipwreck, which was resting on the ocean floor at a depth of 3’840 meters, and that of the memorial project that will see the light of day in Belfast in 2012. This is how the DNA is captured; a myth is reborn.
The hands are inspired by the anchor of the Titanic and turn on a dial of deep black; a colour obtained from the coal collected in the legendary shipwreck. The small second hand at 9 o’clock recalls the meters of the ship’s steam engines.
Each version contains a La Joux-Perret movement and is limited to 2’012 pieces; a number referring to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic.
The "Titanic-DNA" is available in a watchcase of platinum or gold with elements of titanium, ceramic, composite materials or rusted steel made according to the process explained above.
The Titanic, a masterpiece of its time.
The "Titanic-DNA", a masterpiece of our time.
