The history of Corum owes its inception to Rene Bannwart. With his strong business acumen and horological experience gained from the most renowned watchmakers, he registered his trademark Corum back in 1955 together with his uncle Gaston Ries. Particularly drawn to the Latin term "quorum," which signifies the minimum number of people required to make informed decisions, Rene Bannwart simplified the spelling of his trademark to "Corum," thus giving it even more individuality and uniqueness. From its inception, the brand showed determination to position itself at the forefront of the Swiss watchmaking industry.

Launched in 2000, the "Bubble" series gave an additional boost to the brand's popularity with its characteristic and memorable features—a domed sapphire crystal with gigantic dimensions and a variety of options in terms of sizes, color schemes, and functions.

The series includes three case variants—Mini, Midsize, and XL—quartz and automatic movements, chronographs, GMT, and other complications. Undoubtedly, the special editions are very intriguing (mostly due to their bold execution), such as the Royal Flush, Baron Samedi, Skeleton, Bats, Privateer, Casino, and Jolly Roger.

As Corum puts it, "Bubble watch isn't about labels, it's about style"—few words, much meaning. The model embodies both masculinity—with its size and gigantic magnifying glass—and elegance—with the simplicity of its design and the combination with a high-quality alligator strap. Corum is one of the first manufacturers to embrace the "bigger is better" trend in the industry—and perhaps one of the few to continue producing large watches, regardless of the trend towards smaller case sizes in recent years.

The watch is the ladies' version of Corum's iconic series—in modern 36mm case sizes, ensuring it won't go unnoticed on your wrist, and it can't go unrecognized by people even remotely interested in contemporary timepieces.

In creating this watch, Corum undoubtedly aimed to make a bold, stylish, and memorable timepiece. And agreeably, the execution is more than successful—a well-proportioned dial, whose size is enhanced by the sapphire loupe, with only two large skeletonized hands in a recognizable "barrel" shape positioned at the center, and the oversized Arabic numerals in a unique design only solidify the watch's reputation as one of the most recognizable contemporary timepieces...