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Horological Meandering

In Memoriam HR Giger

 

HR Giger (5 February 1940 - 12 May 2014), who won an Oscar for his work on ALIEN, deserves to be counted amongst the greatest of all Swiss artists. This truly one-of-a-kind timepiece was the last project on which he collaborated with Daniel Strom (swiss watchmaker and artist). Its case features heads and skull parts taken from Giger's human/machine figure BIOMECHANOID, while the dial forms a spectacular relief in silver that is modelled after one of the artist's most famous works. This wirstwatch wields a primeval, hypnotic power that is fully unleashed when viewed up close and has a unique feel that makes you want to grasp it and touch it again and again in new exciting ways.




The first wearable sculpture of HR Giger


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