The Corum Admiral's Cup Watch and Its Yachting Heritage

The Corum luxury watch brand have released manyrounded 12 sided case with brightly coloured nautical
distinctive and eye catching timepieces. Regarded bypennants decorating the bezel.
many in the watch industry to be innovators ofThe watch became a Corum classic - an instantly
design, Corum watches have often producedrecognised piece of jewellery which needs no
unconventional, extravagant models but in theintroduction. The Admiral's Cup has been updated
portfolio of this luxury brand you will also discoverover the years producing some highly functional,
intricate and captivating artistic pieces, highlyintelligently designed models. One of these, the
collectable and undeniably charming. Founded in 1955astonishing Admiral's Cup Marrees (tides) featured
in La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland, the first Corumhigh and low tides function along with current
watch, the Charge D'Affaires was presented in 1956.strengths and lunar cycle - complications which stay
One collection in the brand's portfolio has becometrue to its ocean-going offshore racing heritage. It
synonymous with the brand, the now iconic Corumalso contained the first in-house Caliber CO277
Admiral's Cup. First released in 1960 its beautifullymovement. The Admiral's Cup Tides 44 Regatta is a
crafted square "Caree" case form bears nohighly collectable piece in the collection. Limited to 250
resemblance to the shape of the modern daypieces and featuring hours, minutes, sweep seconds,
Admiral's Cup watch. The watch was named Admiral'sdate, moon phase, tides and strengths of tides, the
Cup as a reference to its water resistance - anwatch is not only functional but a timelessly classical
innovative feature in a square watch case design.piece of jewellery. The 44mm case is crafted in rose
In the early 1980's the Corum Admiral's Cup watchgold which contrasts beautifully with those famous
was to shed its gold Caree skin as part of a radicalcoloured nautical pennants. An exhibition caseback
new design when it became commercial sponsors ofreveals its movement the remarkable CO277 and it is
yacht racing. As a celebration of the Admiral's Cupa certified chronometer (C.O.S.C.) meaning that it is
Regatta Offshore Yacht Race (a biannual internationalan extremely accurate watch, one with a deviation
event considered by many to be the pinnacle ofof no more than 5 seconds a day. The watch band,
offshore yacht racing) the Corum brand re-launcheda tactile combination of rose gold and rubber
the collection. The re-birth of the piece featured acompletes this impressive timepiece.