Romain Jerome: Titanic-DNA
February 17th, 2008 -- Posted in horology | No Comments »What is the first thought that comes to mind when you see this watch?
Beautiful? Big? Rusty?
You’re right if you thought ‘rusty’, coz that is a fact. It has a rusty bezel made from rusted steel from Titanic that sank almost a hundred years ago…
HUH?!
Romain Jerome, a Swiss watchmaker has created a new series of limited edition timepieces called the Titanic DNA which uses parts of the actual ship in its construction.
The watchface has a black dial thanks to a lacquer paint made with coal recovered from the wreck and the housing will be composed of precious metals like platinum in addition to steel procured from what
