THE OFFICIAL WATCH BUYER'S GUIDE - Elite Traveler

corum
In 1955, the watchmaker Gaston ries and his timepiece designer nephew rene Bannwart took their private label watchmaking business in a
new direction by transforming it into their own Swiss timepiece manufacture, corum. from the launch of the first collection a year later, corum
was blazing a trendsetting trail. In 2000 a new family took over the company, under the leadership of Severin Wunderman. after his passing, the
company streamlined its collection to focus on five watch designs, and in all cases, the new direction of corum is to specialize in bold designs,
excellent movements, and consistent care of details and finishes.
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corum’s first romvlvs model appeared in 1966, and it instantly made waves in the watch world by displaying hour numerals on its bezel instead of
the dial. The White romvlvs large date’s satin-brushed, bi-color stainless steel case, which measures 42mm, is topped by a polished 18K red gold
bezel that is engraved with 12 roman numeral hour markers. The case back is engraved with the corum logo, the name romVlVS and a crown of
laurels worn by the caesars of ancient rome. This timepiece contains a new movement for the line, which is self-winding and features a large date
complication (displayed on the white vertical guilloche dial from the 6 to the 12 o’clock marks), and small seconds displayed at 6 o’clock. The watch
is water-resistant to 5 aTm, has a 42-hour power reserve, and is available on a white cayman or on a bicolor bracelet with integrated 18K red gold
and stainless steel links ($8,500 in white or black, $12,500 in the bi-color bracelet).
corporate contact: director of communications lisa delane, (949) 788-6200; ldelane@corumusa.com; www.corum.ch