blomman Mr Blue
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Very challenging!
Mar 31, 2015,10:50 AM
And very original indeed!
Love their approach here, to map style with material!
Best
Blomman
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BaselWorld 2015: Chamber of Wonders – Review and Live Shots
By: blomman Mr Blue : March 31st, 2015-00:01
Friends, This year many of the major brands released very artistic watches with beautiful motifs on the dial and so did Girard-Perregaux as well! What differentiate the trilogy from GP this year is most of all the material chosen for each dial. These watc...
BaselWorld 2015: Chamber of Wonders – Part 1, the Pearl of Wonders
By: blomman Mr Blue : March 31st, 2015-00:03
The motif is based on a map drawn by the historian Ibn al-Wardi who lived in the first half of the fifteenth century. Inspired by the theories of Ptolemy, the Greco-Egyptian astronomer and astrologist who lived in Alexandria at the beginning of the 2nd ce...
Very challenging!
By: blomman Mr Blue : March 31st, 2015-10:50
And very original indeed! :) Love their approach here, to map style with material! Best Blomman
BaselWorld 2015: Chamber of Wonders – Part 2, the Terrestrial map
By: blomman Mr Blue : March 31st, 2015-00:06
The motif for the Terrestrial map is inspired by the work of Italian Jesuit, Matteo Ricci. A theologian, philosopher, mathematician, cosmologist and astronomer, this priest took part in his congregation’s missions in Asia. Landing in Macao in 1582, he spe...
Yes, the most tricky of the three....
By: blomman Mr Blue : March 31st, 2015-10:52
Good depth, even if painted on a almost flat surface, the depth is good! Not as good as the Pearl or the new world - there you have actual level differences. Best Blomman
BaselWorld 2015: Chamber of Wonders – Part 3, the New World
By: blomman Mr Blue : March 31st, 2015-00:08
From the beginnings of modern cartography, 142 drawings of maps are attributed to Sebastian Münster (1488-1552), a German scholar who moved to Basel following his conversion to Protestantism. His work, Novus Orbis, resembled an encouragement to explorator...
This style is not as easy ....
By: blomman Mr Blue : March 31st, 2015-10:53
To embrace as the two others, but together they make a fantastic set, IMO. Best Blomman
BaselWorld 2015: Chamber of Wonders – Part 4, Summary and thoughts
By: blomman Mr Blue : March 31st, 2015-00:11
Friends, When I first saw these Chamber of Wonders watches I was blown away! I love the art work, the different styles, and the travel through time! :) From Egypt to China… From China to America… And back again! :) A big part of my fascination with these ...
Here we agree. The Papyrus has the most appealing chromatic combination.
By: amanico : March 31st, 2015-00:15
I am quite intrigued with the apparent coldness and " intellectuality " of the white jade, too. A pity you cannot get them separately. I would have also liked a white metal version. The white jade would have been to cold, but it would have worked very wel...
You and your white metal.... ;)
By: blomman Mr Blue : March 31st, 2015-10:56
Here I think the Pink Gold makes a better match! Of course, a fresh approach would have been to make three different - YG, PG, WG... Best Blomman
Can't argue here :)
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : March 31st, 2015-09:10
Papyrus is absolute favorite Prepare to be boarded! :) Sincerely Damjan
Once again.....
By: blomman Mr Blue : March 31st, 2015-10:56
Blue is the color of love! :) Best Blomman
Thank you for your input, HS!
By: blomman Mr Blue : March 31st, 2015-23:59
Yes, World maps or maps as such is a great theme! Makes you dream about exsotic places far away... :) Best, my friend Blomman
Wonderful line-up
By: crown comfort : March 31st, 2015-02:14
a true piece of art, or better say 3 pieces. While I admire all, I personally most like the white jade, it's not too colourful and "in-your-face". CC
Yes the jade dial....
By: blomman Mr Blue : March 31st, 2015-10:58
Is very sober! OK, now we only need to find one guy for the New World and we could split on one set! ;) Best Blomman