Swatch com4/25/2023 ![]() GZ360) has a smaller Gent case, which includes a portrayal of the gods of wind and breeze, Zephyr and Aura, on the dial while the face of Venus is on the strap. The Nascita di Venere by Botticelli watch (ref. SUOZ357) includes the depiction of Flora, the goddess of flowers, on the strap, accompanied by a fruit tree on the dial inside the New Gent case. Though the original painting includes a group of mythology figures, The Allegoria Della Primavera by Botticelli watch (ref. The next pair of the Swatch Journey 2023 collection is the Swatch x Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi, featuring two of the most celebrated works by Italian Renaissance painter, Sandro Botticelli: Allegory of Spring (ca. Both Swatch x Magritte New Gent models include loops imprinted with the painter’s signature. SUOZ350) with the bowler-hat-topped head and green apple-obscured face from The Son of Man (1964) printed across the dial, and the image carries on to the bottom of the case and throughout the lower strap. This is a Swatch.” Next is the Le Fils de l’homme by René Magritte watch (ref. Swatch also playfully added “Ceci est une Swatch.” to the strap so together it reads, “This is not a pipe. SO29Z124), featuring the pipe from The Treachery of Images (1929) on the dial and the text “Ceci n’est pas une pipe.” on the strap. ![]() The first of the duo is the La Trahison des Images by René Magritte watch (ref. ![]() There’s also a speech bubble loop on the strap printed with the artwork’s text, “The melody haunts my reverie.”Ĭreated in collaboration with the Fondation Magritte, the pair of Swatch x Magritte models highlights two iconic works from surrealist painter René Magritte and honors the 125th birth anniversary of the artist. SO28Z117), which brings together a canary-yellow 34mm Gent case, matching yellow strap, and the reproduction of Reverie (1965) on the dial. The other Swatch x MoMA model is the Reverie by Roy Lichtenstein, The Watch (ref. The back of the watch, from plastic case to silicone strap, features a zoomed-in version that clearly shows the dots of the famed Ben-Day technique. SUOZ352), which houses a recreation of the famous artwork Girl (1963) inside its blue 41mm New Gent case. The first is the Girl by Roy Lichtenstein, The Watch (ref. The pair of Swatch x MoMA watches pays tribute to the 100th anniversary of the birth of American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, who was famous for his comic-style art and single-color Ben-Day dots. Made in partnership with world-renowned art museums and foundations, these new Swatch x MoMA, Swatch x Magritte, Swatch x Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi, and Swatch x Louvre Abu Dhabi watches celebrate the work of Roy Lichtenstein, René Magritte, Sandro Botticelli, and Katsushika Hokusai. The Swatch Art Journey 2023 debuts with seven new masterpieces in its flagship Gent and New Gent models. Now, Swatch announces a new chapter in the form of the Swatch Art Journey series, which will have five capsule collections released from mid-March to May. Swatch has collaborated with the art world since 1985 to create its series of Art Special watches, often with great success. Watches are often called wearable works of art, but Swatch’s efforts are more literal than metaphorical.
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