Corum

Corum is a Swiss luxury watch brand and was founded in 1955. The most popular watch series is the Admiral’s Cup but Corum has also had success with the coin watch for example. This timepiece was introduced in the 1960s and was famous for its manual wind or quartz movement inside a $20 or a $10 coin. Corum is also respected for world premiers where every year limited editions are sold out soon after they are on the market. Severin Wunderman acquired Corum in 2000. Since the brand 2013 belongs to the China Haidian Group (who also controls the Eterna watch brand).

Corum Unveils the Bubble Skull X-Ray

It was during the Basel watch exhibition in the year 2000 when Corum first unveiled its Bubble watch. The brainchild of the brand’s owner Severin Wunderman, the timepiece impressed with an oversized case with a diameter of 44mm and a huge domed crystal. Among the first specimen was a watch with a stylized skull, transferring...

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Jul 13, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

FEATURE

Zooming in: 7 Watch Movements in Extreme Close-Up

Finely finished watch movements come to life under magnification. The seven shown here were certainly ready for their close-ups.

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Feb 27, 2022 by Alexander Krupp

Corum Marks 10 Years of the Golden Bridge Automatic with New Sapphire-Cased Models

Corum made its most indelible mark on watchmaking history in 1980 with the introduction of the first Golden Bridge watch, outfitted with the revolutionary in-line, baguette-shaped movement developed in the decade prior by Italian watchmaker Vincent Calabrese. Just over 30 years later, in 2011, the company followed up the manually wound original movement with an...

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Jun 21, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Corum Sails on Gilded Waves with New Admiral 45 Automatic Openworked Flying Tourbillon Carbon & Gold

Since Corum’s original Admiral’s Cup debuted in the 1960s as the quintessential timepiece for avid regatta fans and sailors, the model has become both a flagship (pun intended) of that Swiss watch brand and the foundation of an extensive and versatile modern collection, dubbed simply Admiral. The latest and most avant-garde evolution arrived at Watches...

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May 9, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Bridge to Yesterday: Corum Golden Bridge Rectangle Limited Editions Mark 40th Anniversary

Swiss watchmaker Corum is celebrating two anniversaries in 2020: 65 years since the company’s founding in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1955, and 40 years since the birth of its most iconic timepiece, the original Golden Bridge, in 1980. Paying tribute to both milestones is a pair of limited-edition Golden Bridge models, with their unconventional in-line baguette-shaped...

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Dec 13, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Corum Admiral Bronze Editions Pay Tribute to Historic Sailing Ships

Corum’s modern Admiral collection evolved from the iconic Admiral’s Cup yachting watch of the 1960s and its various models continue to channel the distinctly nautical character that made it a cult hit. This year, Corum takes the maritime theme to a new level, introducing two new models of its Admiral Automatic 42 in cases made...

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May 8, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Two New Damascus Steel Lab 01 Models Cap Corum’s 2019 Releases

To cap off the year, Corum this month has released two new additions to its Lab 01 collection, which was first unveiled as an experimental series in the brand’s eclectic lineup. The two new models upon first glance seem very similar to their two predecessors (covered here), but are now distinguished by their use of...

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Dec 29, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH TO WATCH

The Admiral Was a Panda: Corum Sets Sail with New Admiral AC-One 45 Chronographs

Corum’s modern Admiral collection has its roots in the original Admiral’s Cup, introduced by the brand in 1960 as one of the earliest and still most iconic timepieces inspired by yacht racing. The collection was still using the Admiral’s Cup moniker, derived from the once world-famous international regatta established in 1957, back in 2013 when...

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Aug 29, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

COUTURETIME 2019:

Corum Launches the “Lab” Collection with Two Barrel-Shaped Timepieces

It’s no secret that the dominant trend in contemporary watchmaking is vintage. A quick scan of any major brand’s recent releases will reveal this archival focus. It’s not necessarily surprising, nostalgia sells and brands can rely on longtime enthusiasts to snatch up any heritage-focused limited edition. It’s in this way that Corum remains a rare breed in today’s watch marketplace. Vintage-inspired...

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May 31, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS

Flying Black Flags: The New Corum Admiral Legend 42 Full Black Limited Edition

For those of us still recovering from last Sunday's epic Game of Thrones series finale, "Dark Admiral" might conjure up the image of some horrific villain from that fantasy series, but it is in fact a fitting nickname for a new timepiece from Corum — specifically, a limited edition of the Swiss brand's Admiral Legend 42 in a sleek new black-on-black execution. Here's a closer look at the new Admiral Legend 42 Full Black.

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May 21, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Pioneers of Style: 7 Watches Inspired by Architecture

The buildings we inhabit and the watches we wear are everyday facts of life. We usually take them for granted and scarcely even notice them – until a creation crosses our path that captures our undivided attention. Here we look at seven timepieces that call to mind — and, in some cases, are inspired by...

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Apr 1, 2019 by WatchTime

2018: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

Eight Tourbillon Timepieces That Caught Our Eye in 2018

As we approach the end of 2018 and prepare for 2019 — surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches — we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we look at eight watches from 2018 that offered interesting takes on that classical mainstay of high horology, the tourbillon.

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Dec 28, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Regatta Time: 7 Yachting Watches

A number of luxury watch brands sponsor sailing teams and events; some have even developed timepieces specifically suited for competitive sailing, often incorporating some version of the all-important regatta countdown function. Here we run down seven yachting and regatta watches and reveal why they're ideal companions out on the waves.

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Nov 9, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Corum Heritage Coin Watch

Corum isn’t a brand frequently in conversation when discussing modern, historically inspired watches. Yet since the brand’s 1955 founding by René Bannwart it has long been producing fashion-forward pieces, many series of which are still in production today. In the modern era, the brand is possibly best known for its Bubble and Golden Bridge collections,...

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Nov 4, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

Highlights from WatchTime’s September-October Issue, On Sale Now

The fifth WatchTime issue of 2018 hits newsstands today, with highlights ranging from our cover story featuring the Baume & Mercier Baumatic; an interview with Christian Selmoni, director of style and heritage at Vacheron Constantin as well as an in-depth look at the new FiftySix collection; a close-up of Citizen Watch Company at its centennial; tests of...

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Sep 11, 2018 by WatchTime

NEWS

Colorful Yet Classical: Corum’s New La Grande Vie Collection

Corum is notable for its very diverse range of watch families but has lacked up until recently in its modern collection a simple, traditional "starter" watch for those whose wristwear tastes are a tad more subtle. The La Chaux-de-Fonds-based manufacturer remedies that oversight this year with the introduction of the new La Grande Vie collection.

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Jul 6, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 208 REVISITED

Whirlwind in a Bubble: The New Corum Bubble 47 Central Tourbillon

While the once-rare tourbillon has by now been firmly established as a mainstay in the haute horlogerie world, there are still some watchmakers that can come up with clever new variations on it. At Baselworld 2018, Corum became one of these innovators, with the release of a new timepiece with an eye-catching centrally mounted tourbillon in its "playful and contemporary" Bubble collection.

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Apr 16, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

Brother, Can You Spare the Time? Corum’s Heritage Artisan “Hobo Coin” Watch

Corum revealed its new Heritage Artisan Coin Watch at Baselworld this year, featuring the coin engraving work of New York-based artist Aleksey Saburov. The Russian engraver has been an avid promoter for the early 20th-century American art form known as “hobo coins” or “hobo nickels” — in which a coin, often an old buffalo nickel,...

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Mar 24, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

A Round-Up of Watch News from Miami Art Week

There’s nothing quite like Miami during Art Basel and Design Miami. The annual fairs that run concurrently prompt hordes of the American glitterati to descend upon the city to indulge and imbibe during one of the art world’s most anticipated weekends. On top of all that, brands of all sorts turn up to host events and...

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Dec 11, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

INDUSTRY

Who Owns What: A Guide to the Watch Groups

We present here a guide to the major watch groups and their holdings, including Swatch Group, Richemont, LVMH, Kering Group, Seiko Group and others.

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Oct 12, 2017 by Jay Deshpande

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