![]() Whether targeting a specific clientele is good or bad depends on the product, and in this case it is tasteful. The Coin Watch Indian Head is priced at €29,300 or S$50,825 (equivalent to about US$32,000). Some watchmakers have gotten flak in recent years for catering specifically to the tastes of the Chinese market, this Coin Watch obviously appeals to the American market. The case of the 3N yellow gold to match the colour of the gold piece, with a beaded bezel and fluted sides to echo a real coin and one round dial is set in the crown. Another reason for using coins showing wear is the cost, the Indian Head gold coins range in price from several hundred dollars to well into six figures for an uncirculated piece from 1933. Taking the architectural aspect of this collection to a whole new level, the design of this watch was inspired by the Golden Gate Bridge in California, USA. Corum is pursuing its commitment on behalf of research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy and creating a new unique piece to be included in the Only Watch 2011 auction: a Golden Bridge Automatic presented with a Titalyt-treated titanium case housing a white gold baguette movement. Corum 20 Dollars Double Eagle Yellow Gold Coin Mens Watch Year 1904. These structures are, in fact, the most interesting feature of this watch. That’s left untouched and adds a great deal of character to the watch. Corum 18K Yellow Gold 20 Dollars Coin Year 1900 Mens Watch STOCK NUMBER: 8812. ![]() Enamel in red, blue and white has been applied by hand to the headdress, giving the dial a burst of colour that softens the monochromatic yellow dial.īecause the gold pieces used for the Coin Watch are circulated specimens, they have an obvious patina. The Coin Watch Indian Head uses a genuine coin, with the obverse for the dial and the reverse for the case back. It was designed by sculptor Saint-Gaudens, arguably the most famous coin designer ever, being also responsible for the double eagle twenty dollar piece. Minted from 1907 to 1916, then intermittently till 1933, the the Indian Head eagle was a ten dollar gold coin featuring Liberty with Native American headdress on one side and an eagle on the other. ![]() Now that idea has been revived with the Heritage Coin Watch Indian Head, containing a rare ten-dollar gold piece designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Corum‘s innovation in 1965 was to use the coin as the dial, with the rear half of the coin as the case back. ![]() But most early coin watches used the coins to contain the movement. Share Facebook Linkedin Twitter Weibo Mail InstagramĬorum revives one of its classics with the Coin Watch Indian Head, with a genuine American Indian Head eagle ten dollar coin decorated with enamel.Ĭoins have long been used as watches, sliced in half with the movement in between. ![]()
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