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Compelling Collaborations from 2020 |
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With 2020 finally in our rearview mirror, we wanted to take a quick look back at some of the limited edition collaborations we launched this year. Without the ability to host our Windup Watch Fair due to the pandemic, these collaborations served as trail markers that led us through. Many of these watches started being planned in 2019, or even 2018 in a few cases, so to see them finally reach fruition, even if in 2020, was still very exciting.
We kicked off the year with a very limited release of Raven Solitudes. An edition of just 30, this black and gilt take on Raven?s excellent 300m diver sold out quickly, setting a good tone (in terms of releases) for the year. This was quickly followed up by perhaps our most notable launch, that of the salmon-dialed Baltic Bicompax and HMS models. In addition to gorgeous copper-tone dials, these were the first Baltics to feature their new sector design, making them all the more special. Gone in under two hours, they?ve already achieved a bit of a cult status, with the Bicompax in particular fetching an impressive resale price.
While we weren?t sure if we could top the Baltic, in April we launched the Lorier Gemini LE. A single-register chrono in bright blue with white and a touch of yellow. Our most exotic looking LE to date, this one set the speed record, with all 88 units gone in under a minute. Yes, we wish we had made more too, but as they say, hindsight is 2020? This led to a few quiet months while we prepped for our biggest launch of the year, the Christopher Ward C65 Sandstorm Chronometers. An edition of 300 in two styles, these 38mm, 200m adventure watches are basically the everyday sport watches we?ve always wanted. Executed to perfection by the Christopher Ward team, these are our most luxurious collaboration to date.
Last but not least, we launched a run of 100 Boldr Ventures as a Windup Watch Shop edition. At $299, the titanium, 200m, NH35-powered Boldr Venture is hard to beat, so we knew we wanted to put our twist on it, which according to our friends at the WatchClicker, is their ?favorite iteration of the Venture platform.? And with that, 2020?s collabs come to a close. As for 2021, well let?s just say it?s going to be a very exciting year for limited editions, so stay tuned.
Turning our attention outside the walls of Worn & Wound, we find a lot to love. Below find a few of our favorites, some of which even made their way into our personal collections.
Zach Kazan
My favorite collaboration this year is a somewhat easy choice, and a watch I haven?t stopped thinking about since it dropped over Thanksgiving weekend. The new Vianney Halter designed Louis Erard Regulator takes Louis Erard?s signature regulator style layout and filters it through the eye of one of the most important of all contemporary independent watchmakers. The result is a dynamic take on a sector dial with dep...
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Fecha de publicación: 05-01-2021 19:32
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