RJ-Romain Jerome – COLLABORATION Tattoo-DNA by Xoil Limited Edition NEW
RJ-Romain Jerome is proud to unveil
its newest collaboration: Tattoo-DNA by Xoil
Geneva, 1 st March 2016
For immediate release
The new Tattoo-DNA by Xoil iss the meeting of two personalities and the result of genuine collaborative work between the Swiss watchmaker and the tattoo artist.
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Like street art, when tattooing is performed at a certain level, it becomes purely and simply art. This is the case of Xoil, whom I met in 2014. He had just finished the customisation of a car, a world in which he seemed to be an outsider and yet fully belonged, having applied the full scope of his talent to it. He was in his bubble, almost anachronistic, with his ability to reinterpret his art in a modern world. Xoil takes his inspiration from an older aesthetic and gives it a determinedly contemporary feel. That is also what we do in watchmaking. The Tattoo-DNA by Xoil project is a natural result of our union.
SKIN-DEEP AESTHETICS
Xoil has applied his art on watch straps as an extension of his world. Inspired by nineteenth century imagery, the artist has created five worlds, or systems, based on the themes of Belief, Balance, Feeling, Perception and Emotion, in which legendary animals and mythological figures are thrown alongside anatomical plates and esoteric symbols.
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Each of these worlds is tattooed onto a board of five leather straps, with the illustrations overlapping from one bracelet to another. The 25 pieces adorning the Tattoo-DNA by Xoil collection are therefore unique and part of a harmonious whole guaranteed by the distinctive style of the artist and his very graphic tattoos which spread across the entire body, beyond the conventional areas.
BREAKING WITH CONVENTION... AND DIALS
The enamel dial of the new 44mm case timepiece echoes the many dials accumulated by Xoil, a fervent collector of curiosities. “As this is a highly classical aspect of watchmaking, very different from our identity, we didn’t want to approach it without making it our own,” explains Manuel Emch. “Many dials in Xoil’s collection were damaged and split. We decided to use them for inspiration and break our own, as we have always broken watchmaking conventions. It was the perfect continuation.”
The dial of the new Tattoo-DNA by Xoil has therefore been cut out with a water jet to reveal two separate and opposing parts. A Grand Feu enamel dial, decorated with Roman numerals and crafted in the watchmaking tradition, leaves room for a contemporary and skeletonised movement. Designed by RJ-Romain Jerome, the movement with right-angled bridges reveals the balance wheel at 6 o’clock, like a beating heart beneath tattooed skin.
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The skeletonised small seconds ring, off-centred at 9 o’clock, was integrated into the dial to link the two worlds. And to accentuate the duality of the timepiece, RJ-Romain Jerome modernised the blue hands by reproducing the needles Xoil uses for his tattoos.
To finish the timepiece, RJ-Romain Jerome’s four characteristic paws secure the case, complete with hollowed lugs where the strap tattooed by Xoil takes its place.
The Tattoo-DNA by Xoil collection is limited to 25 unique pieces, each delivered with a certificate signed and numbered by the artist.
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"Like street art, when tattooing is performed at a certain level, it becomes purely and simply art. This is the case of Xoil, whom I met in 2014. He had just finished the customisation of a car, a world in which he seemed to be an outsider and yet fully belonged, having applied the full scope of his talent to it. He was in his bubble, almost anachronistic, with his ability to reinterpret his art in a modern world. Xoil takes his inspiration from an older aesthetic and gives it a determinedly contemporary feel. That is also what we do in watchmaking. The Tattoo-DNA by Xoil project is a natural result of our union".
Editorial by Manuel Emch, CEO of RJ-Romain Jerome
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Technical Specifications
| Collection - Artistic ICONS | Universe COLLABORATION
Model: TATTOO-DNA by Xoil
Reference RJ.M.AU.025.05| Tattoo-DNA by Xoil Limited Edition 25 pieces
Movement
Caliber RJ004-M,
Mechanical movement
Black chrome skeleton movement
21 jewels
Rate frequency: 28,800 v/h
Power reserve: 48 hours
Functions
Central hours and minutes, small seconds at 9 o’clock
Case
Ø 44 mm
Black PVD-coated steel
Engravings on the case back
Bezel: Black PVD-coated satin-finished steel
Hands: Blue hour, minute and second hand
Paws: Polished steel
Lugs: Hollowed, satin-finished steel
Crown: Steel screw-lock crown
Case-back: Sapphire crystal
Water resistance: 3 atm (30 meters)
Dial
Water-jet cut Grand Feu enamel dial with Roman numerals
Small seconds counter integrated into the dial
Strap
Beige hand-tattooed calf strap with black PVD-coated pin buckle
Limited edition: 25 pieces
Retail price CHF 19’950.-* / EUR 21’950.-*/ USD 24’500.-*
*Suggested retail price. RJ-Romain Jerome reserves the right to change prices without prior notice.
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