Compelling Collaborations from 2020
With 2020 finally in our rearview mirror, we wanted to take a quick look back at some of the limited edition collaborations we launched this year. Without the ability to host our Windup Watch Fair due to the pandemic, these collaborations served as trail markers that led us through. Many of these watches started being planned in 2019, or even 2018 in a few cases, so to see them finally reach fruition, even if in 2020, was still very exciting.
We kicked off the year with a very limited release of Raven Solitudes. An edition of just 30, this black and gilt take on Raven?s excellent 300m diver sold out quickly, setting a good tone (in terms of releases) for the year. This was quickly followed up by perhaps our most notable launch, that of the salmon-dialed Baltic Bicompax and HMS models. In addition to gorgeous copper-tone dials, these were the first Baltics to feature their new sector design, making them all the more special. Gone in under two hours, they?ve already achieved a bit of a cult status, with the Bicompax in particular fetching an impressive resale price.
While we weren?t sure if we could top the Baltic, in April we launched the Lorier Gemini LE. A single-register chrono in bright blue with white and a touch of yellow. Our most exotic looking LE to date, this one set the speed record, with all 88 units gone in under a minute. Yes, we wish we had made more too, but ...
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