SpotlightOut Of This World: Corum Introduce Four New Models Under The Admiral Collection
With meteorite, malachite, and aventurine dials gracing the recent references of their iconic lines—Admiral 42 and Admiral 38—Corum bring back the mystics of the outer space to the art of fine watchmaking
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Founded in 1955, Corum are a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, renowned for their unique aesthetics, bold designs, and fine craftsmanship. Through the years, they have introduced some of the most celebrated timepieces to the world of haute horlogerie such as the Chinese Hat, the Golden Bridge, the Bubble watch, the Coin watch, and the Admiral’s Cup. Launched in 1960 to accompany sailors on their seven seas voyage, the first Admiral watch featured a square case—one of the first water-resistant square watches—along with a sailboat, engraved by hand on the caseback. Presented as a sports watch, it was named after Britain’s legendary sailing competition of 1957—the Admiral’s Cup.
With time, its design became more contemporary, displaying nautical elements corresponding to the International Code of Signals and a distinguished 12-sided dodecagonal bezel. In 2010, Corum introduced their first dive watch, the Admiral’s Cup Deep Hull 48—water-resistant to 1,000m—to celebrate 50 years of Admiral’s Cup. Fast forward to the present day, the Swiss maison is carrying forward the legacy with the introduction of four new models under their Admiral collection—two versions of the Meteorite in 42mm, and the 38mm Malachite and Aventurine models. Just like their predecessors, the new Admiral 42mm iterations feature the distinct dodecagonal bezel and 12 nautical pennants as hour markers, along with a new addition—meteorite dials in natural grey and tinted blue colours. On the other hand, the 18-karat rose gold Admiral 38mm watches boast dials in marvellous stones of malachite and dark blue aventurine. Let’s take a look at more details.
Corum Admiral 42 Meteorite
In recent years, Admiral 42 has emerged as one of the best-selling models of the brand. Sporty, sturdy, and sophisticated, it effortlessly marries the old design with contemporary elements. In 1986, Corum made history with the launch of their first meteorite watches. This year, they are revisiting a four-billion-year-old meteorite, with its origins in Sweden, and infusing it into their legendary line—Admiral 42. Available in two distinguished hues—grey and blue, these timepieces feature Widmanstätten patterned dials—unique to a meteorite—presented on stainless-steel interhorn bracelets with a triple-blade folding clasp. The 12 nautical flags are placed on the watch face as indexes, whereas skeletonised dauphine hands serve the time-telling function. The watches are water-resistant to 100m, and are equipped with the calibre CO 395—an automatic winding movement with a power reserve of 42 hours.
Corum Admiral 38 Malachite and Aventurine
As opposed to its bigger sized models in 42mm, Admiral 38 watches are elegant with a more rounded shape, featuring polished and satin-brushed finishes on the case. The recent Admiral 38 rose-gold models with malachite and aventurine dials have 12-sided cases, adorned with 72 diamonds, along with 10 additional diamonds on the dial that serve as hour markers. The brand have flipped the design a bit—instead of placing the famed nautical pennants on the dial, they are found on the inner bezel’s chapter ring.
Furthermore, the vibrant dials are perfectly complemented by a white vulcanised rubber strap for both the models. They are driven by the automatic calibre CO 082, beating at a frequency of 28,800vph to supply an energy reserve of at least 42 hours. One can view this mechanism through the sapphire caseback that offers a water-resistance of 100m.
