Romain Jerome’s Latest Features DNA From the Statue of Liberty
It’s been 125 years since the Statue of Liberty �� a gift from the French to the United States to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence �� was first erected in New York Harbor. To commemorate the occasion, Romain Jerome has created a new watch, called Liberty DNA, whose dial contains actual fragments of the statue. The eight-year-old Swiss brand, based in Geneva, collaborated with The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to raising funds for restoration of the Statue and Ellis Island, and the Gold Leaf Corporation, which oversees the preservation and use of historic Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island artifacts, in developing the new timepiece, the latest in its “DNA of Famous Legends” portfolio. Issued in a limited edition of 125 pieces, the watch features a bronze bezel with 12 “spikes” reminiscent of those on Lady Liberty’s crown. Over time, the bezel will acquire a patina much lik

Got my watchtime last night
Good Day All,I got my copy of WatchTime last night. That Jumbo has such a nice movement in it. I kind of want one nowIf you like AP you should pick up a copy they take a part the Jumbo, it's real coolI hope to try one on next week when I am in Toronto.Take care,Eric

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Automobile Magazine - 8 page homage to the Daytona
January 2018 print version page 88. Sorry - no link. I didn’t see it on their site.As a Daytona guy - it’s really good stuff. All they needed was Dr. Tom. They go into the history of Rolex and Motorsport, luminaries who wear them because they love them like Hurley Haywood to brand ambassadors like Jackie Stewart to Scott Pruitt who has won 15(!) Daytonas. Naturally they discuss Paul Newman and in the same way we do here on TRF make that car/watch connection.“Like a Porsche 911, the Rolex Daytona is instantly recognizable, and over the years changes to both have been incremental rather than evolutionary”