A brand new firm that makes a speciality of “wearable artwork” based by a Bahraini native has launched a brand new watch and bracelet assortment designed and crafted in France, and manufactured in Switzerland. The watches and bracelets are elaborately adorned with treasured and unique supplies, extravagant designs and monumental themes encompassing historical cultures via futuristic motifs.
This watch assortment, referred to as “Celebration of Time,” is the primary launch by Qannati Objet d’Art, based in 2018 by Mahmood Qannati, who’s described as a “world entrepreneur with a ardour for historical past, a eager eye for artwork and a love of high quality craftsmanship.” The model itself is impressed by the traditional civilization of Mesopotamia.
This assortment of 13 watches and bracelets have been created in partnership with two of France’s extremely regarded designers and craftsmen who focus on jewellery: Frédéric Mané, who has been named Qannati’s creative director, and Jothi-Sèroj Ebroussard, grasp jeweler and sculptor. They have been unveiled at an occasion in Paris on July 5.
Every of the six watches includes a distinctive, miniature extremely crafted and sculpted three dimensional “universe” that tells a narrative via a mixture of treasured stones and unique supplies. They’re every fitted with a Sellita SW100 automated motion however how these items are powered is irrelevant. These watches are designed from the skin in, which is the other of how conventional watches are produced, the place the motion usually dictates the outward design of a timepiece. As well as, these timepieces are usually not marketed to conventional watch aficionados, however as a substitute to those that Mahmood Qannati describes as “an elite worldwide clientele who appreciates the superlative craftsmanship of timeless ornaments, meticulously crafted and at all times one-of-a-kind.”
The instances and dials have been manufactured by the GecoH Regence Group in Switzerland and the bracelets have been handcrafted by the Atelier du Bracelet Parisien workshop.
The gathering of six Quantum Timepieces has the next themes: Jurassic Quantum, Adam & Eve Quantum the Gladiators Quantum, the Al-Fallah (“prayer and worship” in Arabic) Quantum, The Monaco Quantum, and the House Conquest Quantum.
The eye to the design and craftsmanship of the six “eternity” bracelets are equal to the timepieces. All of them have their very own themes that characterize “a chapter of the better spectrum of Time, from the start of the Universe to the conquest of house,” Mahmood Qannati stated. The themes are titled: Jurassic, Gladiators, First Civilization, Pearl of the Gulf, Monaco and House Conquest.
A The thirteenth piece, Alpha, will stay in Qannati’s non-public assortment.
“Every masterpiece represents a chapter within the historical past of mankind, from the daybreak of time immemorial, to the primary spark of life on earth, and the chances that the long run that holds forward,” Mahmood Qannati stated. “We imagine in exclusivity, which is why every masterpiece is exclusive, as a result of every life expertise is exclusive.”