Baume & Mercier Hampton “Hommage à Pierre Soulages”｜Transform classic black paintings into watches (price and introduction)
WatchFrench contemporary art master Pierre Soulages is 102 years old this year and is known as “the world‘s greatest living artist”. Recently, Baume & Mercier took inspiration from Soulages’ series of paintings Outrenoir (Beyond Black) and made a Hampton “Hommage à Pierre Soulages” watch to pay tribute to this master of art. If you know Soulages, you all know that his works are priceless, and the price of his “black paintings” is often in units of 100 million yuan. If you like watches, love black, and admire Pierre Soulages, this Hampton “Hommage à Pierre Soulages” may be the closest distance to Soulages.
Baume & Mercier transforms Soulages’ classic “black painting” into a watch. The design inspiration is inspired by Soulages’ 2019 painting “Peinture 390 x 130 cm 17 mars 2019″. The black dial and black case are also extraordinary. ” width=”804″ height=”536″ style=”aspect-ratio: 804 / 536;”>Hampton “Hommage à Pierre Soulages”
Baume & Mercier transforms Soulages’ classic “black painting” into a watch. The design inspiration is inspired by Soulages’ 2019 painting “Peinture 390 x 130 cm 17 mars 2019”. The black dial and black case are also extraordinary.
Soulages is good at using black. His paintings are hailed as “liberating black from darkness”, while he himself said: “What I paint is not black, but light reflected from black.” This work was donated by the Soulages and his wife to Musée Soulages (Suraji Museum) in 2020 to celebrate Soulages’ centennial birthday. This work guides light through the overlap of diagonal striped plates. Soulages waved his special brush to spread out the black acrylic material, and its lines swept from one side to the other to form the composition of the painting, creating a variety of effects that contrast luster and dullness. ” width=”804″ height=”536″ style=”aspect-ratio: 804 / 536;”>Peinture 390 x 130 cm 17 mars 2019, Pierre Soulages
Soulages is good at using black. His paintings are hailed as “liberating black from darkness”, while he himself said: “What I paint is not black, but light reflected from black.” This work was donated by the Soulages and his wife to Musée Soulages (Suraji Museum) in 2020 to celebrate Soulages’ centennial birthday. This work guides light through the overlap of diagonal striped plates. Soulages waved his special brush to spread out the black acrylic material, and its lines swept from one side to the other to form the composition of the painting, creating a variety of effects that contrast luster and dullness.
The biggest challenge in creating this watch is naturally how to appropriately express the spirit and connotation of the painting. Baume & Mercier first chose the iconic series of Hamptons, whose rectangular dial and case are exactly in line with the proportions of the canvas. Then choose a very deep black color, showing a sharp contrast of light and shadow. This smear is not easy to come by. The brand adopts a brand-new 3D wax printing technology, and Levant stone is used to give the dial a matte effect, and then electroplating process is used to cover the color with a thickness of 0.2 microns, and finally a layer of 10 microns thick semi-matte transparent protective paint can be applied to create this kind of deep and textured black. The watch mirror is also treated with a double anti-glare coating to present the black painting on the dial. ” width=”804″ height=”536″ style=”aspect-ratio: 804 / 536;”>The biggest challenge in creating this watch is naturally how to appropriately express the spirit and connotation of the painting. Baume & Mercier first chose the iconic series of Hamptons, whose rectangular dial and case are exactly in line with the proportions of the canvas. Then choose a very deep black color, showing a sharp contrast of light and shadow. This smear is not easy to come by. The brand adopts a brand-new 3D wax printing technology, and Levant stone is used to give the dial a matte effect, and then electroplating process is used to cover the color with a thickness of 0.2 microns, and finally a layer of 10 microns thick semi-matte transparent protective paint can be applied to create this kind of deep and textured black. The watch mirror is also treated with a double anti-glare coating to present the black painting on the dial.
Other details of the watch are also meticulous. The sword-shaped brass hands are diamond-polished and sandblasted, and then coated with a layer of black PVD. At the request of Soulages, Baume & Mercier added golden decorations to the ends of these pointers to gracefully indicate the time. The DLC case is also sandblasted with fine particles, and then a layer of 2 micron thick “hydrogenated amorphous carbon ion coating” is formed by PACVD deposition technology, which gives the case a Vickers hardness of 6,000 HV (generally stainless steel is 800 to 1,000 HV), making the watch hard and lasting; finally, the blackened case is lined with a wood-black painted surface, and the very textured black soul feels made in one go. ” width=”804″ height=”536″ style=”aspect-ratio: 804 / 536;”>Other details of the watch are also meticulous. The sword-shaped brass hands are diamond-polished and sandblasted, and then coated with a layer of black PVD. At the request of Soulages, Baume & Mercier added golden decorations to the ends of these pointers to gracefully indicate the time. The DLC case is also sandblasted with fine particles, and then a layer of 2 micron thick “hydrogenated amorphous carbon ion coating” is formed by PACVD deposition technology, which gives the case a Vickers hardness of 6,000 HV (generally stainless steel is 800 to 1,000 HV), making the watch hard and lasting; finally, the blackened case is lined with a wood-black painted surface, and the very textured black soul feels made in one go.
The watch is equipped with an ETA 2892 self-winding movement, equipped with a black rotor and decorated with “Geneva ripples”. The bottom cover is engraved with the words “Hommage à Mr Soulages” (tribute to Mr Soulages). Choosing a black belt is naturally the best choice for this watch. ” width=”804″ height=”536″ style=”aspect-ratio: 804 / 536;”>The watch is equipped with an ETA 2892 self-winding movement, equipped with a black rotor and decorated with “Geneva ripples”. The bottom cover is engraved with the words “Hommage à Mr Soulages” (tribute to Mr Soulages). Choosing a black belt is naturally the best choice for this watch.
The unique design of the watch box also pays tribute to the contemporary architecture of Musée Soulages, which was built by the winner of the 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize, RCR Arquitectes (RCR Architects of Catalonia). The wall panels of the building are made of Corten steel (weather-resistant steel), which shows the appearance of rust and ripples. The watch is limited to 102 pieces (echoing Soulages’ age this year), each with an independent number, and comes with a book of Pierre Soulages’ works. This Hampton “Hommage à Pierre Soulages” is quite exclusive. It can only be registered and pre-ordered on the brand’s official website. There is no need for a price of 50,000 yuan, plus a limited edition of 102 pieces. There is no suspense about catching it.Official price:$46,300” width=”804″ height=”536″ style=”aspect-ratio: 804 / 536;”>
The unique design of the watch box also pays tribute to the contemporary architecture of Musée Soulages, which was built by the winner of the 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize, RCR Arquitectes (RCR Architects of Catalonia). The wall panels of the building are made of Corten steel (weather-resistant steel), which shows the appearance of rust and ripples. The watch is limited to 102 pieces (echoing Soulages’ age this year), each with an independent number, and comes with a book of Pierre Soulages’ works. This Hampton “Hommage à Pierre Soulages” is quite exclusive. It can only be registered and pre-ordered on the brand’s official website. There is no need for a price of 50,000 yuan, plus a limited edition of 102 pieces. There is no suspense about catching it.
Official price:$46,300
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