In the recently concluded “A Walk Through The Golden Bridge” tour of the United States, Corum and M. Vincent Calabrese, Inventor of the Golden Bridge hosted a series of Press and VIP Collectors events covering 3 major cities – New York, Miami and Los Angeles. Organized jointly with 3 of the most important retailers in New York – WEMPE, Miami – LEVINSON JEWELLERS and Los Angeles – CHONG HING JEWELERS, Corum and Vincent Calabrese had the opportunity to meet with more than 50 VIP Collectors and Clients as well as more than 15 key media covering print, web and television.
During this tour, Corum and Vincent Calabrese presented the history of the invention of the Golden Bridge, and the evolution of this iconic collection since the last 30 years. Present were also 3 historical timepieces of the Corum Museum collection including the very first Golden Bridge ever launched in 1980 as well as the recent collections of the Corum Bridges Collection.
About Vincent Calabrese
Mr. Vincent Calabrese is a self-taught, non-conformist individual who has been inventing and making watches that have repeatedly challenged watchmaking conventions and certainties since 1975. In the 1980s, he conceived the idea of creating a movement with linear gear trains, mounted within a transparent exterior and isolated in space without any visible connection. Calabrese achieved this tour de force and his patented creation was rewarded at the 1977 edition of the Geneva International Inventors’ Show. The patent covered the ingenious winding and time-setting system via the barrel arbor, a device that avoided the need to fit two crowns.