SIHH 2018:

Arachnophilia: Romain Jerome Swings Into Action With RJ x Spider-Man Limited Edition


Iconoclastic indie brand Romain Jerome teamed up with DC Comics in 2014 to produce the Batman-DNA timepiece, a limited edition inspired by Gotham City’s Dark Knight. In its first outing as part of the SIHH’s Carré de Horlogers, the brand crossed over to the Marvel Comics Universe of costumed super-characters, launching the new RJ x Spider-Man, a ticking tribute to Marvel’s friendly neighborhood web-slinger.

Romain Jerome Skylab Spider-Man - front
Romain Jerome RJ x Spider-Man (Ref. R.J.M.AU.030.07)

The watch comes in Romain Jerome’s round “Skylab” case, with the four stylized “paws” at the corners, made of black PVD-coated stainless steel and measuring a super-heroic 48 mm in diameter. In the center of the opeworked dial is a spider-shaped appliqué familiar to fans of Peter Parker’s wall-crawling alter ego, made of sandblasted black chrome and hand-filled with red lacquer, held to the front of the skeletonized movement by two screws. Sweeping over the eye-catching arachnid symbol are Romain Jerome’s familiar arrow-tipped hands, made of satin-brushed nickel and coated with a “blue emission” Super-LumiNova.

Romain Jerome Skylab Spider-Man - back
The movement ticks behind a metallized spiderweb pattern in the back.

The skeletonized, manual-winding Caliber RJ004-M that powers the Skylab Spider-Man features the black-chromed, three-layer, straight-lined design that has been a hallmark of Romain Jerome watches, with its balance wheel visible on the front side. The movement has a power reserve of 48 hours and a frequency of 28,800 vph, and its rear side is visible through a sapphire window in the black PVD caseback, underneath a metallized spiderweb pattern on the sapphire’s surface. The case, with a screw-locked crown helping ensure a water-resistance of 30 meters, is attached to a black rubber strap with a black PVD-coated folding clasp. Limited to just 75 pieces, the Romain Jerome Skylab Spider-Man has a suggested retail price of $19,500.

What do you think? Would this watch lure you into its web or give you and your wallet a case of arachnophobia? Let us know in the comments below.

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  1. Niels Schaumann

    Really? A Spider-Man watch for $19,500? What a comment on the sad state of our culture. No doubt some man-child will purchase such a thing, but is there really a need to help promote such items by writing about them? I suppose someone hopes to make a lot of money selling these, but my goodness. It seems that our civilization is decaying faster and faster, if such things actually find markets. Very depressing.

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