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I am somewhat surprised at the choice of finish
As one of the signature elements of Jeff Koons' work is the super-high specular polish. I think a polished case with a more round crown would have read as his work much more readily. This, to me, is "dial by jeff Koons", where I'd wish it to be "watch by Jeww Koons"
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personal opinion
By: aldossari_faisal : January 1st, 2010-23:40
This is my PERONAL opinion, it’s a nice thing to look at color wise and the print they have on dial, but not to wear, don’t get me wrong im a man who collect art and im so into pop art and urban art, but this is not how I would a watch to look like , and ...
Thanks for the perspective
By: SJX : January 2nd, 2010-19:47
I can see the watchmaking aspect of the earlier Ikepod watches, the "-pode" chronographs, Manatee etc etc, but the Horizon "golf ball" watches have nearly zero watchmaking credentials in my opinion. They are certainly pieces of design, but lack technical ...
Interesting...
By: Rob : January 2nd, 2010-00:00
I wonder if this collaboration is in fact targeted at watch enthusiasts who are ALSO art collectors. I imagine that said number who are such is of a very small number hence the relatively small number of this particular LE. The choice of PT as the watch c...
Coming from different collecting perspectives
By: SJX : January 2nd, 2010-03:59
It seems to be, as an uninformed casual observer of the art market, that much of the contemporary art created by Koons, Hirst etc, rely more on the ideas, concepts, and even brand name, of the artist, than on any tangible quality, skill or craftsmanship. ...
I guess that is the...
By: Rob : January 2nd, 2010-14:50
57,000 USD question that begs to be answered. An interesting question to be raised is whether reception to these watches be enough of a gauge to see if reconciliation was achieved or even thought of as an objective when this project was launched? Receptio...
See my post above
By: SJX : January 2nd, 2010-19:45
I think the reason why this is "dial by Jeff Koons" rather than "watchmaking by Jeff Koons" is because the creators are coming from the perspective of an artist, rather than a watchmaker. For instance the series of "art" watches created by the AHCI member...
I disagree
By: aaronm : January 3rd, 2010-13:22
I could see that if Koons were primarily a 2d artist, painter or the like, but he's worked in 3d, if not 4d ( seem to recall some video) so I'd expect him to understand the nature of a watch as an object, not just the dial as a canvas. I'd also expect, in...
Saw the watch
By: cen@jkt : January 3rd, 2010-08:01
Didn't like it, even though it should be right in my alley. This watch should be cheap and chic, but it's pricey and chic. And they display them right next to Silberstein which to me the real 'cheap and chic'. I wonder what are their next offering. cen@jk...