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 Romain Jerome Creates Watches From Pieces of the Legendary Liner Ever wanted to own a piece of history? Well, now’s your chance, providing you “sink” enough money into the venture. Just when we thought we thought the whole Titanic craze had finally died down (saving us from further repeated listening to that awful Celine Dion song), upstart watch-maker Romain Jerome has decided to unveil a line of watches that contain elements recovered from the the hull of the famous wreck. Several of the nine models in the debut collection are forged with steel from the Titanic’s hull, and most models in the ultra high-end collection also include dials painted with coal from the luxury-liner, which sank in 1912. Romain Jerome has gone even further than most manufacturers might by artificially rusting the cases of several models to give them an aged look. Prices for the limited edition pieces will range from $7,800 to well over $150,000.  "It is very luxurious and very inaccessible," said Yvan Arpa, chief executive of the three-year-old company that hopes the limited edition watches will attract both collectors and garrulous luxury goods buyers. "So many rich people buy incredibly complicated watches without understanding how they work, because they want a story to tell," Arpa said. "To them we offer a story."
The North Atlantic wreck site of the Titanic, which hit an iceberg and sank on its first voyage from the English port of Southampton to New York, have been protected for more than a decade but many relics were taken in early diving expeditions. Romain Jerome said it purchased a piece of the hull weighing about 1.5 kg (3 pounds) that was retrieved in 1991, but declined to identify the seller. The metal has been certified as authentic by the Titanic's builders Harland and Wolff.
(cnn)References: romainjerome.ch, cnn 1 Comment: on Upcycled Titanic Salvage |
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