Geneva Watch Days 2024: Corum presents the piece unique Golden Bridge "Serpent"

Corum has introduced the Golden Bridge Serpent (Ref. B113/04532 - 113.185.55/0F02 SNAKE), at Geneva Watch Days 2024, crafted in 5N rose gold in a tonneau-shaped case, measuring 34mm x 51mm.

The Golden Bridge's story began in 1977 when independent watchmaker Vincent Calabrese presented a 45-component watch at the International Inventors' Fair in Geneva. Corum acquired the patent and worked with Calabrese to develop the movement, inspired by the need to highlight the beauty of the watch's mechanics. Later presented at Basel Fair in 1980, the Golden Bridge defied the quartz crisis with its linear baguette movement, featuring 18K gold bridges and a hand-engraved mainplate.

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At the heart of this new watch is an 18K gold jungle of hand-painted leaves and vines that surrounds the Golden Bridge movement, with a serpent entwining itself around it. The faceted and skeleton baton hands are 5N gold-toned. From design to micro-sculpture and painting, the artisans took about 100 hours to work to craft this detailed design. Through the sapphire crystal, one can see the intricate manual-wound CO 113 movement. It is composed of 190 parts, operates at 4Hz frequency, and boasts a 40-hour power reserve, ensuring precision through a variable inertia balance.

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