Weird Watch Wednesday: The Odyssey Lady Skeleton From Clerc
This is our first lady’s watch to feature on Weird Watch Wednesday and taking a look at it, it’s not hard to see why! Entitled the ‘Odyssey Lady Skeleton’, this new piece will be presented by its maker, Clerc, at Baselworld this year. Although the Swiss watchmaker is well known for their futuristic designs and chunky cases, we think they may have taken it one (or several) steps too far this time.
Breaking Boundaries
It’s well known that many luxury watch makers have struggled to make feminine pieces which incorporate high-end functionality with attractive aesthetics. Often, they simply reproduce men’s watches in a smaller size and cover them with precious stones.
The Odyssey Lady Skeleton is no exception.
According to the brand they have “created a precedent and opened a new era by combining futuristic aesthetics and case construction in an haute joaillerie timepiece.” Certainly some barriers have been broken, but we think they relate more to bad taste than high horology.
Quite simply put, there is nothing remotely feminine about this piece except for possibly the 37mm size, which is still quite large for a lady’s watch. Even the 1.344 cts of Top Wesselton VVS diamonds are more bling than lady-like and the skeleton dial only serves to afford the wearer a look at the very gaudily decorated movement.
The case is a combination of 18k red gold and black titanium and comes on either a black satin or black leather strap.
The Final Word
Why is that true watch makers struggle so much to make attractive, feminine ladies watches that incorporate both aesthetic and technical complexity? Traditional jewellery brands such as Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels have certainly been able to achieve success in this area, so it is obviously possible.
Yet, when one sees pieces like this new “creation” from Clerc it really is hard not to be discouraged.
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Wow, thats hideous. I thought this kind of tastelessness was restricted to rappers and Russians. When did it become ok to sport this many diamonds in any timepiece?
We couldn’t agree more Alex, but we reckon even Missy Elliot would feel uncomfortable wearing this monstrosity!
Ok, maybe not Missy Elliot…but definitely Ciara!
I spent two minutes staring at it, concentrated. I couldn’t find any positive thing to say. Sorry gentlement, I tried.
Note to Alex : just be patient my friend, a rappers model is on the tracks, sized 63 mm, weight : 1,4 kilos.