Swiss watchmaker Corum is celebrating two anniversaries in 2020: 65 years since the company’s founding in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1955, and 40 years since the birth of its most iconic timepiece, the original Golden Bridge, in 1980. Paying tribute to both milestones is a pair of limited-edition Golden Bridge models, with their unconventional in-line baguette-shaped calibers housed in the same rectangular cases as the original.

The more exclusive iteration of the Golden Bridge Rectangle 40th Anniversary is in an 18k white gold case, measuring 29.5 x 42.2 mm and enhanced with a finely hand-crafted, engraved floral motif. This “Style Sapin” pattern of acanthus and fern imagery is characteristic of La Chaux-de-Fonds and has been engraved into Golden Bridge calibers since Corum co-founder René Bannwart introduced the first one in 1980. The movement, Caliber CO 113, is manual-winding, stores a power reserve of 40 hours, and features bridges and a plate in the same precious metal as the case. Limited to only three pieces, to honor Corum’s three founders, the watch comes on a blue alligator strap that matches the blued, baton-shaped hands.
Golden Bridge 40th Anniversary Ref. B113/04167 – 113.055.59/0F03 0000G

Limited to a slightly more accessible 40 pieces is the Golden Bridge Rectangle 40th Anniversary in 18 rose gold. The shaped case has the same dimensions as the white gold edition, albeit minus the artisanal engravings, and features the ...