CORUM announced today the appointment of Serge Weinberg as its new Chairman of the Board replacing the recently deceased Severin Wunderman, who purchased and managed the CORUM Group since 2000.

Mr. Weinberg is the former Chairman of the Management Board of the Pinault-Printemps-Redoute ("PPR") Group. In 2005 he founded the investment firm Weinberg Capital Partners, active in Lbo and real estate investments. He is also the Non-Executive Chairman of the Accor Group. He serves as a director of Schneider Electric, Gucci Group. He also has served as a member of various government advisory boards.

Serge Weinberg, Richard E. Tomlin, Jr. (Managing Director of the Board) and Michael Wunderman (Creative Director of the Board) form the CORUM Group Board.

Antonio Calce, Chief Executive Officer, will continue to manage the global operations of the company and will report directly to the Board.

CORUM is a family-owned and operated Luxury Watch Manufacturer and Distributor located in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland since 1955. As an exclusive brand, CORUM offers ranges of exceptional quality watches that are innovative, with a distinctive design and dedicated complications. Since 2005, the brand has grown at a rapid pace. Founded on four pillars (The Admiral's Cup - The Romvlvs - The Golden Bridge - The Artisans), the collection includes models equipped with mechanical movements whose prices range from 5'000 US$ to 1 million US$ integrating precious metals and technical complexity.

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If you are a fan of poker and/or watches, then you should check out this video interview of Michael Wunderman, Corum President. Corum is the official maufacturer of the prestigious World Series of Poker bracelet. Corum SA also produces custom timepieces for the final nine players of the "main event", the winner of the "horse" tournament, and the ladies' champion.

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Corum has introduced a highly limited perpetual calendar in its classical Romulus watch collection. Offered in an edition of 25 pieces, the Romulus Perpetual Calendar features a polished 41mm red gold case, a brushed hand-engraved Roman numeral bezel, and a dial decorated with sun-pattern guilloche. The perpetual calendar displays--which show day, date, month, leap year and phases of the moon--are clearly organized around the dial center, and apertures in the day and date subdials reveal elements of the complex underlying mechanism.

A sapphire crystal window in the caseback reveals an intricate hand-engraved CO-183 automatic movement. Each element of the bridges and rotor are refined with a delicate scrolling pattern; the rotor also features the Corum brand signature in relief. The balance wheel alternates at a pace of 18,000 beats per hour, and power reserve of the mainspring barrel is 45 hours.

The Corum Romulus Perpetual Calendar watch is completed by a crocodile strap, and an 18K red gold buckle which is engraved with the Corum logo. Water resistance is rated at 30 meters.

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I was reading an article at The Watch Lounge the other day and noticed that two readers commented on how they disliked the look and size of the new Corum Admiral's Cup Tourbillon 48. The funny thing is I was thinking the exact opposite, I actually think this is one of the slickest looking Corums to date. I really like the use of red gold and PVD on a big 48 mm case and of course the tourbillon movement, although the six figure price tag is not very attractive.

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PRESS RELEASE:

Cultivating the art of marrying precision, elegance and technology, Corum has once again pushed back the limits of its know-how with this new split-seconds chronograph in 18K red gold. Whether used for following the progress of your competitors in a regatta or for plotting your position on a chart by making successive readings on the same seamark, the Admiral’s Cup Challenge 44 Split-Seconds will meet the most challenging demands.

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Here is a sneak preview of 38 of the watches that will debut at the 2008 BaselWorld show in Basel, Switzerland from April 3-10. The preview includes watches from Corum, Eterna, Tissot, Oris, Franc Villa and many more. Images courtesy of SwissTime.

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The Corum Classical Billionaire Tourbillon is an ultra-limited edition wristwatch with 850 diamonds. It is a manually wound skeletonized Caliber CO-372 by Corum and La Joux-Perret. The case is 46 mm in diameter. It comes in mutltiple versions ranging from $325,00 to $998,000. What makes it ultra-limited is the fact that there are only 10 pieces of each of the four variations.

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The Corum Golden Bridge Artisan watch is tonneau-shaped with a rose gold case and a handpainted dial that takes 36 hours to create. Only 50 pieces of this unique watch are being made. I would bet most people would not want a watch with a handpainted Adam & Eve scene on the dial, but I am sure Corum with easily find 50 buyers.

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Michael Wunderman, the President of the Swiss watchmakers Corum recently sailed as 18th man aboard Victory Challenge in their battle against BMW Oracle in the 32nd America’s Cup. Corum recently became the “Official Timekeeper” of the Victory Challenge and have announced that they are producing a special limited edition version of their new Competition 48 that will mark their debut into the arena of the America’s Cup. The new limited edition models should be available sometime this month.

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Here is a nice Corum watch image that I found over at Europastar.

It is an 18 carat rose gold (42 mm) mechanical timepiece equipped with a manual winding CO-055 hand engraved and skeleton movement. Hour makers engraved on the flange, skeleton hour and minute hands, sapphire crystal and genuine hand-stitched crocodile leather strap. Limited edition of 40 pieces in rose gold and 100 pieces in white gold.

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Dreamwatches

Here is a cool blue Corum Admiral's Cup Competition 48. It has the typical unique and colorful look that I expect from Corum.

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This is a discontinued Corum Adimirals Cup Regatta 2005 Limited Edition of 2000, Stainless Steel Case, Steel bracelet with center links covered with carbon fiber, Black PVD coated crown and push button protectors, Black dial, Displays date at 6. It is a very nice pciture of a very nice watch. It originally retailed for $5995, I wonder how much these watches hold their value. The brand makes fairly high-end watches with very colorful and unusual designs that really catch your eye.

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