Even the theme is rather unusual. Nevertheless, the watch looks and wears great. The watch is, clearly, a niche timepiece. The micro-engravings are excellently executed. Leaving away for a moment the artistic message, the work is magnificent. The “Hobo Coin” watch is an interesting proposal. For the sake of conversation, one might think of the artistic importance and could compare it, perhaps, with other artisan manufactured watches.
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The watch features a full one dollar coin. Not even with the Coin Watch Automatic 50th AnnvieSilver watch released by corum in 2016. The Corum Heritage “Hobo Coin” are special watches. The watch is fitted with a blue jeans strap that fits perfectly the hobo theme. The back side of the lugs wear the silver hallmarks and the brand’s logo. On the back the reference number and the “Unique Piece engravings are visible. The back side of the Hobo Coin is the reverse of the coin – the Liberty. The case-back reveals the entire beauty of the one dollar coin. The bezel indexes help for the moments when one might have only a quick look at it. The legibility is good, perhaps somewhat unexpectedly so. The time indication is realised using two slender black baton hands. The dial functionality is very minimalistic. The evolution of the dial creation can be observed in this video filmed by our friend from Quill&Pad, Ian Skellern. The work requires a painstaking precision. The images are rich in detail and have a powerful graphical impact. While taking care to ensure the design keeps the original coin text is intact, Mr Saburov maximises the area he engraves. His work explores the surface of the one dollar silver US coin. His engravings keep alive the work and art of unknown artists of the Great Depression. The lavish engravings of Aleksey Saburov explore “dark” themes in an attempt to celebrate life in all her aspects. And a reminder that death must be respected through a great life and celebrated as any other important event in one man’s life. A statement that regardless what we do in life, the death will always wait for us patiently. The “memento mori” motifs using skulls and bones is a manifest of life. The Russian artist Aleksey Saburov explore the life and death theme. The watch is fitted with a sublime crown crafted in silver and fitted with a gorgeous blue sapphire. The “Hobo Coin” is light and it wears delicately. The watch’s height of 7.60mm gives an even more elegant note. The nicely polished silver has a warm shine and a very pleasant feel. The case is coin edged having the pattern present also on the side of the slim and delicate lugs. The entire case is designed and built as an extension of the coin dial.
Before going into a more detailed description, please have a look at the hands-on and wrist shot video from Baselworld 2018.Ĭorum Heritage “Hobo Coin” comes with a 43 mm gorgeous silver case. In the Hobo Coin Collection, each watch is unique. Aleksey Saburov let his creativity flourish. Using authentic one dollar silver coins, the artist engraves symbols of life and death keeping the original edge lettering engravings. The Corum Heritage Hobo Coin Collection brings the originality once again to the Coin Collection. Using a special micro-engraving technique on the silver coins, Corum made the art into dials in a limited edition of the prominent collection named Corum Heritage “Hobo Coin”. Living in New Your, he is involved in the historical revival of the move by engraving “hobo coins” using authentic early century five-cent coins.Ĭorum collaborates with Aleksey Saburov and give him the chance to express his unique works of art in the newest Coin Watch Collection. The Russian freelance artist Aleksey Saburov is part of the move. The Original Hobo Nickel Society was founded in 1992, with the main purpose to preserve this American Heritage. In the contemporary times, the genuine hobo coins became extremely rare and became highly appreciated by collectors. In time, this led to the name of “hobo coins”. The coin value was so low that talented vagrants (homeless people with no means of support – hobos) begun to rework them in an attempt of a profit. Starting with 1913, the five cent nickel coins gained the name of “poor’s man coin”. The Corum Heritage “Hobo Coin” is a tribute paid to the street artists of the Great Depression. The first watches used a US$20 gold coin and now the brand goes with bespoke US$1 silver “Hobo” Coins. Corum Coin watches stand out through originality: the watch is built around a real coin.
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