Corum Woos the Ladies with the Mystery Moon

22.05.12

The moon conjures up images of graveyards and spirits as much as romance and mystery. It’s a bewitching orb that plays peek-a-boo in the night sky. That’s why watchmakers love to incorporate a moonphase complication into watches. But usually the moon, a very feminine symbol, only resides in men’s watches. You know what I mean. Even though a woman’s watch might have a moonphase, the movement was originally made for a man’s watch and then stuck into a smaller case usually dressed up in some gemstones. I don’t like to be an afterthought, do you?

Corum decided that just wasn’t fair. Women deserved to have a moonphase made especially for them. Meet the Admiral’s cup Legend 38 Mystery Moon. It’s quite a bulky name for such a sleek and practical watch. The date represents the eye of the sun with rays reaching out to warm the earth whose sky twinkles with stars and the light of the moon. It’s such a whimsical yet elegant way to show the relationship between our planet and its sun and satellite. The greatest part is that the sun seems to chase the moon as the mother-of-pearl dial rotates round once every 31 days, a playful element that adds life to the dial. The watch, which is water resistant to 30 meters, straps onto the wrist with a white or black satin strap with a folding clasp engraved with Corum’s key logo.

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