BaselWorld 2012:

So, the novelties, presented on one of the largest exhibitions in the watch world - BaselWorld 2012, continue to haunt the imagination of watchmaking art amateurs, original technical solutions and unusual design registration.
We introduce the novelty by Romain Jerome, renowned for its unusual watches. The presented novelty is a watch Space Invader, especially for lovers of video games. As it turns out at the time, in the 70th years of the same name Japanese video game literally blew up the world with its success, spreading around the world and penetrated the pop culture of 20th century.
After the success of the Space Invader watch, performed on the famous game and introduced last year, the company Romain Jerome has continued to develop a successful idea. At the annual international exhibition BaselWorld 2012 were presented new versions of "invaders": five limited lines of eight colorful and original models. As the representatives of the company noted, a novelty is a tribute to the cult game and one of the symbols of pop culture in the late 20th century.

New watches are designed in collaboration with the TAITO Corporation (TAITO) - Japanese company to develop video games, including, as you might guess the game, we're talking about. Today, TAITO is the property of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
CEO of Romain Jerome Manuel Emch admits that he was a big fan and almost morbidly sensitive, from this famous video game. And so the development and presentation of the Space Invader, devoted to the favorite game, is the object of his pride.
Thus, the new is released based on the eponymous video game, developed by Tomohiro Nisikado and issued in 1978. Space Invader, which literally blew up the whole world was first introduced in Japan and literally brought to mind a great number of people who played like drug addicts into it.

devoted to Space Invaders (Ref: RJ.M.AU.IN.006.05) fans

For me, man very far from virtual games, of course, does not understand this craze upon these strange electronic figures, however, you should notice its popularity - it is impossible. In fact, besides indiscriminate "capture" of the gaming market the legendary game was also devoted a lot of exhibitions and cultural events that have already said about the cult status of the Space Invader.
To judge the watch is also very difficult for me: I was not attracted either the legend of the game, nor the design of new products. So perhaps they should be easy to represent, and the fans of the Space watch have themselves sorted out what's what.
The new model is based on the mechanical self-winding mechanism RJ001-A, 23 jewels on the base. Functions: hours, minutes. The frequency of the balance is 28,000 vibrations per hour. Power reserve is 42 hours; water resistant of the models is 30 meters.
The case of model with a diameter of 46 mm is made of stainless steel with black PVD coating. The lugs of the case are equipped with security screws and integrated ball bearings that are designed for optimal control of a comfortable contact of the watch case with the wrist. Integrated back side of the case is made with parts of the spacecraft Apollo 11. Crown - screwed.

The black dial of the model is made in original 3D format. The polished hands are made of steel and coated with photo luminescent material SuperLuminova C1.
The watch strap is made of black rubber. Buckle is made of stainless steel with black PVD coating. The watch is released a limited edition, so I think it will cause another epidemic wave, this time among watch lovers. You can buy watches from authorized representatives of the company.
The novelty is presented in several versions depending on the color of the dial:
Ref: RJ.M.AU.IN.006.03 - blue dial
Ref: RJ.M.AU.IN.006.06 - red dial
Ref: RJ.M.AU.IN.006.04 - green dial
Ref: RJ.M.AU.IN.006.07 - purple dial
Ref: RJ.M.AU.IN.006.05 - yellow dial

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Written by Anno Domini Bastet *