About Corum Watches
About Corum Watches | Creative Swiss Watchmaking, Admiral, Golden Bridge & Bubble
Corum Watches occupy a distinctive position within Swiss luxury watchmaking, combining mechanical innovation, unconventional design and an unusually strong willingness to challenge traditional horological conventions. Founded in 1955 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Corum developed a reputation for watches that could be technically sophisticated without looking conservative. From the maritime-inspired Admiral and extraordinary linear movement of the Golden Bridge to Coin Watches made around authentic gold coins and the dramatically domed Bubble, Corum has repeatedly created watches that are immediately recognisable even without the name visible on the dial. This combination of mechanical creativity and artistic independence remains fundamental to the manufacturer today.
For collectors searching for Corum watches, Corum watches UK, Corum Admiral watches, Golden Bridge watches, Corum Bubble watches, Corum Coin Watches, Swiss automatic watches, luxury Swiss watches and unusual collector watches, the modern catalogue provides several very different routes into the brand. Corum currently centres its watchmaking around Admiral, Golden Bridge, Bubble, Heritage and LAB, with movements ranging from conventional automatic calibres to hand-wound baguette movements and high complications. Stainless steel, ceramic, titanium, gold, meteorite, sapphire and precious stones appear throughout different collections, reinforcing a philosophy in which movement architecture, case construction and artistic expression are all treated as areas for experimentation.
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The History of Corum Watches
Corum was founded in 1955 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, one of the world's most important centres of Swiss watchmaking.
The company was established by Gaston Ries and René Bannwart, with the ambition of developing watches that combined high-quality Swiss craftsmanship with significantly greater creative freedom than conventional watchmaking often allowed.
That philosophy became visible almost immediately.
Rather than spending decades reproducing familiar round dress watches, Corum developed unusual case constructions, artistic dials and watches whose movements became fundamental parts of the external design.
Within only five years of its creation, the company introduced the first Admiral in 1960.
By 1964, Corum had developed the Coin Watch using a genuine gold coin as part of the case.
During the following decades, watches including the Feather, Rolls-Royce and Golden Bridge reinforced Corum's reputation as one of Switzerland's most imaginative specialist manufacturers.
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Corum and La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds is internationally recognised as one of the historic centres of the Swiss watch industry.
The town developed around specialised watch production, movement engineering, case manufacturing and the complex network of crafts required to create mechanical timepieces.
Corum was established within this environment in 1955 but quickly developed a personality noticeably different from many traditional Swiss maisons.
Instead of relying exclusively upon classical watch design, Corum repeatedly challenged assumptions about what a watch case, movement or dial should look like.
This creative independence remains important to understanding the company today.
The Corum Key Logo
The key is one of Corum's most recognisable symbols.
It represents the company's desire to unlock creativity, technical possibilities and new approaches to watch design.
The emblem appears throughout Corum watches and branding and has become a subtle identifier for collectors familiar with the manufacturer.
Its symbolism is particularly appropriate for a company whose history contains watches as unconventional as the Golden Bridge, Bubble, Coin Watch and Feather.
What Makes Corum Different?
Corum has consistently operated between traditional Swiss watchmaking and experimental design.
The manufacturer does not treat heritage as a requirement to repeat the same historic case indefinitely.
Instead, its archive demonstrates repeated attempts to reconsider established ideas.
A coin can become a watch case. A mechanical movement can become the centre of the dial. Nautical signal flags can replace conventional hour markers. A sapphire crystal can become so tall and curved that it deliberately distorts the artwork underneath.
This approach gives Corum strong relevance to collectors who value originality rather than simply brand recognition.
The Corum Admiral Collection
The Corum Admiral is one of the manufacturer's most important and recognisable collections.
The original Admiral appeared in 1960, only five years after Corum was founded.
Maritime inspiration subsequently became increasingly important to the collection, eventually producing the distinctive twelve-sided cases and nautical pennant hour markers associated with Admiral watches today.
The modern range includes elegant automatic watches, chronographs and highly complicated mechanical pieces.
For customers searching for Corum Admiral watches, nautical watches, Swiss sailing watches, luxury sports watches and Swiss automatic watches, Admiral represents the strongest everyday expression of Corum's maritime heritage.
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The History of the Corum Admiral
Corum unveiled its first Admiral watch in 1960.
The earliest design differed substantially from the modern Admiral, but the name established what would become one of Corum's most enduring collections.
Over subsequent generations, the watch developed a stronger relationship with sailing and nautical culture.
The famous twelve-sided bezel and coloured maritime flags eventually became signatures that allowed an Admiral to be recognised immediately.
Today, the collection balances this historic identity with contemporary case dimensions, automatic movements and modern finishing.
Corum Admiral Nautical Flags
One of the most distinctive features of an Admiral watch is its use of twelve nautical pennants as hour markers.
These are not simply decorative coloured shapes.
Corum bases them upon the International Code of Signals, using numerical maritime pennants so each hour position corresponds with a nautical flag.
This creates one of the most distinctive hour-marker systems in modern luxury watchmaking.
Even when the colours are rendered subtly or monochromatically, the pennants provide an immediate connection with Corum's sailing identity.
The Twelve-Sided Corum Admiral Case
The twelve-sided geometry associated with Admiral provides another defining visual feature.
Rather than using a conventional round sports-watch case, Corum employs angular architecture that complements the twelve hour positions around the dial.
The resulting shape creates a strong visual identity while remaining sufficiently versatile for steel bracelets, rubber straps and precious-metal configurations.
Corum Admiral 42 Watches
The Admiral 42 represents one of the strongest contemporary interpretations of the collection.
Its approximately 42mm case provides meaningful wrist presence without reaching the more extreme proportions associated with certain statement watches.
Current automatic references use the Corum calibre CO 395, operating at 28,800 vibrations per hour and providing approximately 42 hours of power reserve.
Functions include hours, minutes, small seconds and date.
Depending upon reference, Admiral 42 watches use stainless steel, ceramic, gold elements, meteorite dials, bracelets or vulcanised rubber straps.
Selected stainless-steel models provide approximately 100 metres of water resistance, supporting the sporting character of the collection.
Corum Admiral 42 Automatic Watches
The Admiral 42 Automatic provides one of the most versatile modern Corum configurations.
The dial architecture combines dauphine-style hands, nautical pennants and a small-seconds display with Corum's angular maritime case design.
A sapphire case back allows the automatic movement to remain visible.
The design is capable of moving between relatively understated steel-and-blue configurations and considerably more expressive meteorite, ceramic or precious-metal executions.
Corum Admiral Meteorite Watches
Meteorite has become one of the more visually distinctive materials available within current Admiral models.
A genuine meteorite dial contains natural crystalline structures formed over extraordinary periods of time before the material reached Earth.
Because these structures vary from section to section, no two meteorite dials appear completely identical.
Corum has used meteorite across contemporary Admiral 42 references in grey, light blue and other executions, combining natural material with the collection's technical nautical architecture.
Corum Admiral Chronograph Watches
The Admiral Chronograph introduces elapsed-time measurement into the maritime sports-watch collection.
Current Admiral 42 Chronograph models use the automatic CO 984 calibre, operating at 4Hz and offering approximately 42 hours of power reserve.
The movement provides hours, minutes, small seconds, date and chronograph functionality.
Current steel examples offer approximately 100 metres of water resistance and sapphire case backs.
For buyers searching for Corum chronographs, luxury sailing chronographs and Swiss automatic sports chronographs, the Admiral Chronograph is one of the most practical choices within the brand.
Corum Admiral 45 Watches
The Admiral 45 takes Corum's maritime architecture into substantially more technical and expressive territory.
The larger case creates space for complications including openworked movements and tourbillons.
Corum describes the family as a more radical interpretation of Admiral, combining nautical design with a sporty and energetic mechanical character.
For collectors who want the strongest contemporary statement within Admiral, the 45mm family provides greater scale and complication than the refined Admiral 42.
Corum Admiral Tourbillon Watches
Tourbillon versions of the Admiral demonstrate the high-watchmaking side of Corum's sports collection.
A tourbillon places the escapement and regulating organ within a rotating cage, originally developed to reduce the effect of gravity on positional timekeeping.
Modern tourbillons are prized particularly for their mechanical complexity and visual spectacle.
Openworked Admiral 45 Tourbillon watches allow this architecture to become a prominent part of the dial.
Corum Golden Bridge Watches
The Corum Golden Bridge is one of the most technically original watches in modern Swiss horology.
Launched in 1980, it replaced conventional horizontal movement architecture with a remarkably slender linear baguette movement arranged vertically within the watch.
Instead of hiding behind a conventional dial, the movement itself becomes the dominant visual feature.
Transparent sapphire surfaces create the impression that the calibre is suspended inside the case with remarkably little surrounding structure.
For collectors searching for Corum Golden Bridge watches, baguette movement watches, skeleton watches, high horology watches and unusual mechanical watches, Golden Bridge represents the most important technical signature of Corum.
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The History of the Corum Golden Bridge
The Golden Bridge made its debut in 1980.
The movement concept was developed by watchmaker Vincent Calabrese, who conceived a linear mechanical calibre in which the gear train could be arranged vertically within an exceptionally narrow structure.
Corum transformed the concept into a complete luxury watch.
Number 001 was presented to the Musée International d'Horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds in September 1980.
The design quickly became one of the most celebrated watches in the history of the manufacturer.
The Golden Bridge Baguette Movement
The defining element of Golden Bridge is its baguette-shaped movement.
Traditional watch movements spread wheels, bridges and regulating components across a broad circular or rectangular area.
Golden Bridge arranges much of this architecture in a narrow linear structure.
This makes the movement exceptionally visible and allows it to become both the mechanical engine and effectively the visual centre of the watch.
The resulting appearance remains unusual decades after its introduction.
Vincent Calabrese and Corum
Vincent Calabrese played a fundamental role in the creation of Golden Bridge.
His concept centred on producing a linear gear train isolated within a transparent case architecture.
The design was technically challenging because a movement normally benefits from broad structural support across a larger plate.
Reducing the architecture into a slender baguette required a fundamentally different approach.
Corum's decision to embrace the idea reflects the experimental attitude that has characterised the manufacturer throughout its history.
Corum Golden Bridge Classic
The Golden Bridge Classic preserves the original hand-wound interpretation of the concept.
Current examples use the CO 113 calibre, a manually wound linear movement offering approximately 40 hours of power reserve.
The movement itself replaces the need for a conventional dial.
Precious-metal cases and extensive sapphire surfaces allow the calibre to remain visible from multiple angles.
For collectors who want the most historically faithful interpretation of Golden Bridge, the Classic remains particularly important.
Corum Golden Bridge Automatic
Corum later succeeded in developing automatic winding for the Golden Bridge architecture.
This was technically significant because a conventional central oscillating rotor would obscure the movement that collectors specifically want to see.
The automatic solution therefore needed to preserve the remarkable visual transparency of the concept.
The modern Golden Bridge Automatic demonstrates how Corum continues to develop its historical icon rather than simply reproducing the original 1980 specification indefinitely.
Corum Golden Bridge Avant-Garde
The Golden Bridge Avant-Garde pushes the automatic collection into a larger, more architectural direction.
A tonneau-shaped case creates panoramic views of the movement through extensive sapphire crystal surfaces.
Current versions include titanium, gold and diamond-set configurations.
The contrast between highly technical titanium and the delicately finished vertical movement creates a particularly contemporary interpretation of Corum high watchmaking.
Corum Golden Bridge Miss
The Golden Bridge Miss was developed as a more feminine interpretation of the legendary movement architecture.
Introduced around the thirtieth anniversary of Golden Bridge, the collection preserves the vertical calibre while exploring more compact proportions, precious metals and gem-setting.
This demonstrates how effectively the same underlying mechanical concept can work across different wrist sizes without losing its identity.
Corum Golden Bridge Skeleton Watches
Golden Bridge could be considered naturally openworked because the movement itself dominates the visual architecture.
There is frequently no conventional dial surrounding the calibre.
Instead, sapphire allows the owner to see the movement and sometimes even through the watch towards the wrist.
This creates a very different experience from a conventional skeleton watch in which material is simply removed from an otherwise traditional round movement.
Corum Bubble Watches
The Corum Bubble is one of the most visually radical watches in the manufacturer's history.
Introduced in 2000, Bubble combined an oversized case with an enormous domed sapphire crystal that intentionally distorted the artwork beneath it.
The original watch measured approximately 44mm, already substantial at the time, while the towering crystal gave it even greater visual depth.
Modern Bubble references have expanded the idea into larger 47mm cases, artistic collaborations, skull imagery, dragons and high complications.
For collectors searching for Corum Bubble watches, artistic watches, skull watches, unusual watches, statement watches and contemporary Swiss watches, Bubble remains one of the boldest luxury-watch designs available.
The History of the Corum Bubble
The Bubble was unveiled at Basel in 2000 under Corum owner Severin Wunderman.
Wunderman was fascinated by unconventional art, symbolism and watches that challenged conservative luxury design.
His inspiration for Bubble came partly from an experimental deep-sea diving watch from the 1960s that used an enormous domed crystal to withstand underwater pressure.
Corum transformed this functional idea into a deliberately exaggerated aesthetic concept.
The result quickly developed a cult following.
The Corum Bubble Sapphire Crystal
The domed sapphire crystal is the defining feature of the Bubble.
Rather than attempting to minimise optical distortion, Corum uses the extreme curvature to amplify it.
Artwork and hands can appear transformed as the viewing angle changes.
This turns the crystal into an active part of the design rather than a transparent protective layer.
The effect helps explain why Bubble works particularly well with graphic artwork, skulls, dragons and other expressive dial designs.
Corum Bubble 47 Watches
Modern Bubble 47 watches expand the original concept into a substantial approximately 47mm case.
The proportions create exceptional wrist presence, particularly because the domed sapphire adds significant visual height.
These watches are deliberately designed as statement pieces and will appeal most strongly to collectors who actively want unusual scale and appearance.
Corum Bubble Skull Watches
Skull imagery has been associated with Bubble from the earliest generation.
One of the original 2000 releases incorporated a stylised skull, reflecting Severin Wunderman's fascination with symbolism surrounding life, mortality and celebration.
Corum has returned to this theme repeatedly through later Skull and Skull X-Ray models.
The distortion created by the Bubble crystal adds particular depth to the artwork and helps make these watches immediately recognisable.
Corum Bubble Dragon Watches
Dragon imagery represents another expressive direction within the modern Bubble collection.
The enormous sapphire crystal magnifies and distorts the artwork as the wrist moves, giving the graphic a sense of depth not possible beneath a conventional flat crystal.
For collectors interested in artistic watches rather than conventional luxury styling, Bubble Dragon references provide a dramatic option.
Corum Bubble Tourbillon Watches
Bubble can also serve as a platform for serious mechanical complications.
Current specialist models include a central tourbillon, taking the already unconventional case and combining it with one of high watchmaking's most visually dramatic mechanisms.
The coexistence of pop-art-inspired case design and haute horlogerie demonstrates the unusual position Corum occupies within Swiss watchmaking.
Corum Heritage Watches
The Corum Heritage collection brings together historically significant creations from the company's archive.
The most famous of these is the Coin Watch, introduced in 1964.
Unlike a watch merely decorated to resemble a coin, the original Corum concept incorporated an authentic gold coin directly into the construction.
The Heritage family demonstrates that Corum's experimental design philosophy was present almost from the beginning.
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The Corum Coin Watch
The Corum Coin Watch was created in 1964.
An ultra-thin movement was integrated with an authentic $20 Double Eagle gold coin, allowing the coin itself to become part of the watch rather than merely appearing as a printed motif.
The idea became one of the most recognisable concepts in Corum history.
Coin Watches have subsequently been worn by prominent political and cultural figures and remain particularly interesting to collectors because they combine horology, precious metal and numismatic history within a single object.
How a Corum Coin Watch Works
Creating a Coin Watch requires exceptionally thin movement architecture.
The objective is to preserve the recognisable appearance of the coin while incorporating functional mechanical timekeeping.
The watch therefore becomes both a piece of currency history and a horological object.
This remains one of the clearest examples of Corum reconsidering what can actually form the body of a wristwatch.
Corum Coin Watches and Collectors
Coin Watches appeal to several different collecting interests simultaneously.
Watch collectors appreciate the mechanical construction and Corum heritage.
Coin collectors may value the use of authentic historical currency.
Precious-metal buyers appreciate the intrinsic appeal of gold.
The intersection of these areas gives Coin Watches a distinctive place within the wider luxury-watch market.
The Corum Feather Watch
In 1970, Corum introduced the extraordinary Feather Watch.
Its dial was created using genuine bird feathers, requiring considerable patience and precision to preserve the fragile material and arrange it decoratively.
The watch demonstrated that Corum was prepared to treat the dial as an artistic canvas rather than simply a printed metal surface.
This artistic philosophy would later become increasingly important throughout Bubble and specialist heritage watches.
The Corum Rolls-Royce Watch
In 1976, Corum introduced a watch created in partnership with Rolls-Royce.
The design took inspiration directly from the famous automobile grille.
Corum describes the project as the first partnership of its kind between a prestigious automobile manufacturer and a watch brand.
The watch demonstrated the company's willingness to transform a recognised industrial-design object into wristwatch architecture.
Corum LAB Watches
The Corum LAB collection provides a platform for contemporary experimentation.
LAB allows Corum to explore new case architecture, openworked movements, modern materials and less conventional interpretations of Swiss mechanical watchmaking.
The concept fits naturally with a manufacturer that has historically been willing to reinterpret almost every component of the wristwatch.
For collectors interested in contemporary independent-style watchmaking within an established Swiss house, LAB represents one of Corum's most experimental directions.
Corum Automatic Watches
Automatic mechanical movements power a substantial proportion of the contemporary Corum catalogue.
An automatic watch uses an oscillating weight to wind the mainspring as the wearer moves their wrist.
Current Admiral 42 watches use the CO 395, while chronographs use movements such as the CO 984.
Automatic winding also appears within advanced Golden Bridge constructions, demonstrating Corum's ability to adapt the technology even to unusual movement architecture.
Corum Hand-Wound Watches
Manual winding remains particularly important within the Golden Bridge Classic.
The hand-wound CO 113 calibre allows the linear movement to remain exceptionally visible without the obstruction of a conventional automatic rotor.
For many collectors, winding the watch manually also creates a stronger interaction with the mechanism.
Corum Chronograph Watches
Chronographs appear most prominently within the sporting Admiral collection.
The complication allows elapsed time to be measured independently through dedicated pushers and timing registers.
Corum combines this functionality with nautical design rather than traditional motorsport styling, giving its chronographs a distinctive visual identity.
Corum Tourbillon Watches
Tourbillons demonstrate the higher end of Corum's mechanical capabilities.
They appear across specialist Admiral and Bubble references.
Openworked construction frequently makes the rotating mechanism visible directly from the dial.
This combination of complicated watchmaking and unconventional external design is particularly characteristic of Corum.
Corum Skeleton Watches
Openworked and skeleton architecture appears throughout Corum's high-end mechanical catalogue.
Golden Bridge naturally exposes most of the movement because there is little or no traditional dial.
Admiral Tourbillon references use extensive openworking, while LAB explores contemporary skeletonised construction.
For collectors who want the movement to become a major visual component of the watch, Corum provides several highly distinctive approaches.
Corum Ceramic Watches
Ceramic appears across modern Admiral references and provides an effective material for contemporary sports watches.
High-tech ceramic offers strong scratch resistance and a distinctive smooth surface.
Corum has used black and white ceramic to create dramatically different personalities within Admiral while retaining the same fundamental maritime architecture.
Corum Titanium Watches
Titanium is especially important within technically advanced Golden Bridge models.
The material provides high strength at a lower weight than conventional steel, making it particularly useful for larger and more complex cases.
Golden Bridge Avant-Garde models combine titanium with sapphire, gold and diamonds depending upon reference.
Corum Gold Watches
Gold has played a significant role throughout Corum history.
The Golden Bridge frequently uses 18K rose or white gold, while historic Coin Watches physically incorporate genuine gold currency.
Admiral references also use gold bezels and crown elements within selected configurations.
Corum's approach to precious metal tends to combine traditional luxury with unconventional design rather than simply producing conventional gold dress watches.
Corum Diamond Watches
Diamonds appear throughout the more jewellery-oriented areas of the collection.
Golden Bridge is particularly suited to gem-setting because its transparent case architecture allows precious stones and exposed mechanics to exist within the same design.
Diamond-set Golden Bridge Miss and Avant-Garde references demonstrate how Corum combines jewellery and technical watchmaking.
Corum Meteorite Watches
Meteorite dials have become particularly relevant within contemporary Admiral watches.
The natural crystalline structure creates unique patterns that cannot be reproduced perfectly from one dial to another.
This gives each watch a degree of visual individuality while reinforcing Corum's long history of using unconventional materials.
Corum Sapphire Watches
Sapphire is essential to several Corum design icons.
Golden Bridge uses transparent sapphire surfaces to reveal the linear movement from multiple angles.
Bubble uses an enormous domed sapphire crystal that deliberately transforms the appearance of the dial below.
These two collections demonstrate completely different uses of the same material: one prioritises transparency and mechanical visibility, while the other uses optical distortion as part of the artistic effect.
Corum Watches for Men
Corum watches for men range from refined Admiral 42 automatics to dramatic Bubble 47 models and highly complicated Golden Bridge watches.
Admiral provides the broadest everyday versatility.
Golden Bridge appeals particularly to collectors interested in unusual mechanical architecture.
Bubble is designed for those who want maximum visual individuality.
This breadth makes Corum relevant across searches for men's Swiss watches, men's automatic watches, luxury sports watches and collector watches.
Corum Watches for Women
Corum also has a substantial history of watches created specifically around jewellery and more compact proportions.
Golden Bridge Miss combines the famous linear movement with precious metals and diamond setting.
Historic jewellery watches further demonstrate that gem-setting and artistic decoration have never been secondary concerns for the manufacturer.
Many contemporary designs can also be selected primarily according to wrist size and aesthetic preference rather than conventional gender categories.
Corum Watches for Collectors
Corum has particularly strong appeal to experienced collectors because its most important watches do not simply reproduce familiar luxury-watch templates.
A collection containing Admiral, Golden Bridge, Bubble and Coin Watch offers four fundamentally different design philosophies.
This variety makes Corum especially attractive to enthusiasts who already own conventional Swiss sports or dress watches and want something less predictable.
Corum Watches for Sailing Enthusiasts
The Admiral collection provides the clearest connection between Corum and sailing.
Nautical pennant hour markers and maritime case design give the watches a genuine sailing identity rather than simply applying a blue dial to a conventional sports watch.
For yacht owners, sailors and collectors interested in maritime watches, Admiral remains one of the most distinctive Swiss luxury options.
Corum Watches for Art Collectors
Bubble and certain Heritage watches offer particular relevance to collectors interested in contemporary art.
The oversized Bubble crystal effectively transforms the dial into a three-dimensional visual surface.
Corum has used this architecture for skulls, dragons, graphic designs and collaborations, reinforcing the relationship between watchmaking and artistic expression.
Corum Watches Compared with Traditional Swiss Brands
Corum occupies a different position from traditional Swiss manufacturers whose identities are primarily built around conservative dress watches or established sports-watch templates.
Its strongest creations are often unconventional.
The Golden Bridge exposes an extraordinary vertical movement. Bubble deliberately distorts its dial. Coin Watch integrates genuine currency. Admiral replaces conventional hour markers with maritime signal flags.
For collectors, this means Corum offers recognisable Swiss quality without requiring traditional visual restraint.
Corum Compared with Independent Watch Brands
Although Corum is an established manufacturer founded in 1955, its design philosophy often has much in common with modern independent watchmaking.
Unusual movements, experimental cases, artistic dials and limited-production concepts are all areas commonly associated with contemporary independents.
Corum was exploring many of these ideas decades earlier.
Corum Compared with Mainstream Luxury Sports Watches
Admiral provides a useful alternative to mainstream luxury sports watches.
Rather than relying upon familiar round bezels and baton hour markers, it uses a twelve-sided case and International Code of Signals pennants.
Steel bracelets, rubber straps, automatic movements and practical water resistance preserve everyday usability while the design remains distinctly Corum.
Why Choose a Corum Watch?
Corum combines several characteristics that make the manufacturer particularly interesting:
- Swiss watchmaking heritage since 1955
- Established in La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Distinctive key logo and creative philosophy
- Historic Admiral collection launched in 1960
- Nautical pennant hour markers
- Admiral automatic and chronograph watches
- Golden Bridge launched in 1980
- Unique linear baguette movement architecture
- Hand-wound and automatic Golden Bridge watches
- Bubble collection introduced in 2000
- Extraordinary domed sapphire crystals
- Historic Coin Watch introduced in 1964
- Genuine gold coin watch construction
- Historic Feather watches
- Rolls-Royce collaboration history
- Automatic and hand-wound mechanical movements
- Tourbillon watches
- Openworked and skeleton watches
- Meteorite dials
- Ceramic, titanium and precious-metal cases
- Diamond-set high jewellery watches
- Strong appeal to collectors of unconventional horology
The defining reason to choose Corum is originality. Few Swiss manufacturers have created so many watches whose architecture can be identified instantly without depending upon a conventional logo or generic case design.
Which Corum Watch Should You Buy?
The right Corum depends upon which aspect of the manufacturer appeals to you most.
Choose Admiral 42 if you want the most versatile contemporary Corum with Swiss automatic movement technology, maritime heritage and practical everyday proportions.
Choose an Admiral Chronograph if elapsed-time functionality and stronger sports-watch character are priorities.
Choose Golden Bridge if movement architecture and high horology matter most. The extraordinary linear calibre remains unlike almost anything else in watchmaking.
Select Golden Bridge Avant-Garde for a more contemporary titanium and sapphire interpretation.
Choose Bubble if you want the most visually unconventional Corum, particularly if artistic dials and substantial wrist presence are important.
Collectors interested in the historical side of Corum should explore Coin Watches and Heritage models.
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Who Should Buy a Corum Watch?
Corum is particularly well suited to:
- Swiss-watch collectors
- Independent-watch enthusiasts
- Collectors looking beyond mainstream luxury brands
- Sailing and maritime-watch enthusiasts
- Skeleton-watch collectors
- Tourbillon enthusiasts
- Collectors interested in unusual movement architecture
- Buyers seeking artistic watches
- Fans of oversized statement watches
- Collectors interested in meteorite dials
- Precious-metal watch buyers
- Collectors of historically significant Swiss watches
- Buyers seeking watches with strong visual individuality
Corum is particularly compelling for someone who already understands traditional Swiss watchmaking and wants to explore a manufacturer that repeatedly chose experimentation over convention.
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Buying a Corum watch in the UK through an authorised luxury watch retailer provides reassurance over authenticity, provenance and manufacturer-backed support.
Corum's collections vary considerably in movement architecture, case construction and complication, making expert guidance especially valuable.
An Admiral Automatic offers a very different ownership experience from a Golden Bridge hand-wound watch or Bubble statement piece.
Clarindon Jewellers specialises in luxury and enthusiast-focused watches and provides genuine manufacturer-backed products, expert advice, secure UK delivery and available finance options.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Corum Watches
Is Corum a good watch brand?
Yes. Corum is an established Swiss luxury watch manufacturer founded in 1955 and is particularly respected for creative watchmaking, the Admiral collection, Golden Bridge movement architecture, Bubble watches and historically important creations such as the Coin Watch.
When was Corum founded?
Corum was founded in 1955.
Where is Corum from?
Corum was established in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, one of the most important centres of Swiss watchmaking.
Who founded Corum?
Corum was founded by Gaston Ries and René Bannwart.
Is Corum Swiss Made?
Corum is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer based in La Chaux-de-Fonds and produces watches within the Swiss horological tradition.
What is Corum famous for?
Corum is particularly famous for the Admiral collection, the Golden Bridge linear movement, Bubble watches with enormous domed crystals and the historic Coin Watch.
What collections does Corum currently make?
Corum's current principal collections include Admiral, Golden Bridge, Bubble, Heritage and LAB.
What is the Corum Admiral?
Admiral is Corum's maritime-inspired collection, first introduced in 1960. Modern watches are recognisable through their angular cases and twelve nautical pennants used as hour markers.
What do the flags on a Corum Admiral mean?
The coloured pennants are based on the International Code of Signals. Each hour position corresponds with a numerical maritime signal flag.
What size is the Corum Admiral 42?
As its name suggests, the current Admiral 42 uses an approximately 42mm case.
What movement is in the Corum Admiral 42?
Current Admiral 42 Automatic models use the Corum CO 395 automatic calibre, providing approximately 42 hours of power reserve.
How water resistant is the Corum Admiral 42?
Many current stainless-steel Admiral 42 references provide approximately 100 metres or 10 ATM of water resistance. Exact specifications should always be checked for the individual model.
Does Corum make chronographs?
Yes. Admiral 42 Chronograph watches use automatic chronograph movements such as the CO 984 and provide elapsed-time functionality alongside hours, minutes, date and small seconds.
Does Corum make meteorite watches?
Yes. Contemporary Admiral references include genuine meteorite dials in several colour and material configurations.
What is the Corum Golden Bridge?
Golden Bridge is Corum's famous mechanical watch built around a narrow linear baguette movement positioned vertically within a highly transparent case.
When was the Corum Golden Bridge launched?
The Golden Bridge was launched in 1980.
Who designed the Corum Golden Bridge movement?
The original linear movement concept was developed by watchmaker Vincent Calabrese and transformed into the Golden Bridge by Corum.
What is a baguette movement?
A baguette movement is a long, narrow mechanical calibre. In the Golden Bridge, the gear train and regulating components are arranged within a slender vertical structure rather than spread across a conventional round movement.
Is the Corum Golden Bridge automatic?
Golden Bridge is available in both manual-winding and automatic configurations depending upon reference. Golden Bridge Classic retains the traditional hand-wound approach, while newer families include automatic versions.
What movement is in the Golden Bridge Classic?
Current Golden Bridge Classic watches use the hand-wound CO 113 calibre with approximately 40 hours of power reserve.
What is the Corum Golden Bridge Avant-Garde?
Golden Bridge Avant-Garde is a larger contemporary interpretation using panoramic sapphire architecture and materials including titanium, gold and diamonds.
What is the Corum Bubble?
Bubble is Corum's oversized artistic watch distinguished by an extremely tall domed sapphire crystal that deliberately distorts the appearance of the dial.
When was the Corum Bubble introduced?
Corum introduced the Bubble in 2000.
Who created the Corum Bubble?
The Bubble was developed under Corum owner Severin Wunderman, who drew inspiration from an experimental deep-sea diving watch with an unusually thick domed crystal.
Why is the Corum Bubble crystal so large?
The dramatic crystal is fundamental to the design. Its curvature distorts and magnifies the dial, allowing the artwork below to change appearance depending upon viewing angle.
What size is the Corum Bubble?
The original Bubble was approximately 44mm, while current Bubble 47 references use an approximately 47mm case.
Does Corum make skull watches?
Yes. Skull imagery has been associated with the Bubble since the original 2000 generation and remains part of current and recent Bubble designs.
Does Corum make tourbillons?
Yes. Tourbillon complications appear within specialist collections including Admiral and Bubble.
What is the Corum Coin Watch?
The Coin Watch is a historic Corum design created around an authentic gold coin. The concept was first introduced in 1964 using a $20 Double Eagle coin and an ultra-thin movement.
When was the Corum Coin Watch introduced?
The Corum Coin Watch first appeared in 1964.
Does Corum use real coins?
The historic Corum Coin Watch concept uses authentic coins as part of the construction rather than merely printing coin imagery onto a conventional dial.
What was the Corum Feather Watch?
Introduced in 1970, the Feather Watch used genuine bird feathers to create an artistic dial and became another example of Corum's unconventional approach to materials.
Did Corum collaborate with Rolls-Royce?
Yes. Corum introduced a Rolls-Royce watch in 1976 inspired by the famous automotive grille, an early example of a partnership between a luxury watch company and prestigious automobile manufacturer.
Does Corum make automatic watches?
Yes. Automatic movements are used extensively throughout modern Corum collections, including Admiral and automatic Golden Bridge watches.
Does Corum make hand-wound watches?
Yes. The Golden Bridge Classic is an important example and uses a manually wound linear movement.
Does Corum use sapphire crystal?
Yes. Sapphire is extensively used throughout the collection. It is particularly important to Golden Bridge, where transparency reveals the movement, and Bubble, where the dramatic curved crystal defines the watch's appearance.
Does Corum make ceramic watches?
Yes. Modern Admiral watches include ceramic case configurations in addition to stainless steel and precious-metal models.
Does Corum make titanium watches?
Yes. Titanium is used in technically advanced references including Golden Bridge Avant-Garde.
Does Corum make watches for women?
Yes. Corum has a strong history of jewellery watches and produces collections including Golden Bridge Miss alongside diamond-set and precious-metal references.
Are Corum watches collectible?
Yes. Corum has strong collector interest because of historically important and unconventional designs including Golden Bridge, Coin Watch, Bubble, Admiral and numerous limited or artistic references.
Where can I buy Corum watches in the UK?
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Since its foundation in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1955, Corum has established a watchmaking identity based around creativity rather than convention. The first Admiral arrived in 1960, the Coin Watch transformed an authentic gold coin into a horological object in 1964, the Feather Watch demonstrated extraordinary artistic craftsmanship in 1970 and the Golden Bridge revolutionised movement architecture in 1980 through Vincent Calabrese's extraordinary linear calibre. When Bubble appeared in 2000, its enormous domed crystal once again demonstrated Corum's willingness to build watches that could not easily be mistaken for anything else.
For enthusiasts searching for Corum Watches UK, Corum Admiral watches, Corum Golden Bridge watches, Corum Bubble watches, Corum Coin Watches, Swiss automatic watches, skeleton watches, tourbillon watches, meteorite watches and luxury collector watches, the contemporary collection remains remarkably diverse. Admiral combines nautical heritage with modern automatic and chronograph movements, Golden Bridge exposes one of watchmaking's most distinctive baguette calibres, Bubble turns sapphire crystal and graphic artwork into a dramatic statement, and Heritage connects today's manufacturer with some of the most imaginative watches in its archive.
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