Two pop music icons celebrate birthdays on January 8: Elvis Presley, who died in 1977, and David Bowie, who passed away in 2016. Both of them have been honored in the modern day with special-edition timepieces ? and in Elvis’s case, it’s a contemporary version of a watch he actually wore and made famous during his lifetime. Read on to discover more about the Raymond Weil Limited Edition Freelancer David Bowie and the newest Elvis-inspired models in the Hamilton Ventura collection, all released in 2017.
The Raymond Weil Limited Edition Freelancer David Bowie collection pays tribute to British rock icon, who would have turned 71 this year ? and continues the brand’s tradition of celebrating musical pioneers and milestones. (Other limited editions in the collection have used the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, and the Les Paul Gibson guitar for their inspiration.) The watch’s round, 42-mm stainless steel case and galvanic, circular satin-brushed dial host several design cues specifically inspired by Bowie and his work. The stylized red lightning bolt at 12 o?clock comes from the cover of Bowie?s 1973 album Aladdin Sane, and the pop-art ?Bowie? logo above the 6 o?clock position is the same one designed by Andy Warhol for the cover of the artist?s 1974 album Diamond Dogs. Printed on the caseback?s sapphire crystal is a rendering of a famous 1974 portrait of Bowie by legendary photographer Terry O?Neill. Inside the case is a mechanical, self-winding movement, Cal...