British artist Marc Quinn, together with an hour studio Bamford Watch Department has developed a design for a series of watches and Rolex Deepsea model «Red Ocean Orbit» Rolex Milgauss

English artist Marc Quinn , together with an hour studio Bamford Watch Department has developed a design for an exclusive series of watches and Rolex Deepsea model «Red Ocean Orbit» Rolex Milgauss. Unique watches were born through a chance meeting with Mark Quinn George Bamford last December on the private island of Mustique in the Caribbean. George Bamford does what takes hours of world famous brands like Rolex and improve their discretion . First he did it only for myself, but now it's his business . Once tested in the studio Rolex Bamford kind of "tuning" , they cease to extend warranty company Rolex. However, it is not terrible : watch from the Bamford Watch Department have their own two-year warranty .

The basis of a series of Marc Quinn x Bamford Watch Department Rolex Deepsea Collection were taken by classic Rolex models for snorkeling, the issue of which began around 1950 -60- ies. Bamford their body covered with titanium matt black . Marc Quinn then decorated their display image of the human eye and the world (based on images is a series of works Quinn's "Eye of History" ) . In a series of Marc Quinn x Bamford Watch Department Rolex Deepsea Collection of all three models , the names of which are inspired by the theme of air travel , - Low-Altitude, Mid-Altitude and High-Altitude ( small, medium, and high altitude above sea level) , and the minute and hour hands made ​​in the form of aircraft. Each instance of this watch is numbered and signed and comes in an exclusive box made in the form of so-called "black box" ( flight recorder ) . Start of Series - June 13, 2013 .

Another more recent model , designed by the Marc Quinn - watches Marc Quinn x Bamford Watch Department Rolex Milgauss «Red Ocean Orbit». It was based on the clock Rolex Milgauss - developed in the 1950s specifically for scientists working in enterprises with high intensity magnetic fields . Atelier Bamford Watch Department covered them with his trademark titanium and Marc Quinn created a design background in the form of blood-red globe. For a better perception of Quinn , classic dial of Rolex Milgauss decided to remove , and the arrows in the tone for the work done red Quinn . Total in November 2013 produced 15 copies of the model Marc Quinn x Bamford Watch Department Rolex Milgauss "Red Ocean Orbit". What is not a work of art .

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