Romain Jerome’s Space Invaders watch features a dial etched with a (non-playable) scene from Space Invaders, and a case made with fragments form the Apollo 11 capsule. It also features self-parodying promotional luxury-goods sell copy that sounds best when read aloud in Dan Ackroyd’s Bass-o-Matic voice:
Inheriting the highly distinctive case of the Moon Invader series (a round shape within a cambered 46 mm square, with a round front and an almost rectangular back), the SPACE INVADERS have also kept the same steel coalesced with fragments from the Apollo 11 capsule. It is no coincidence that this case is designed like a strongbox, or even like a space vessel capable of travelling great distances, since that kind of vehicle is exactly what is needed to facilitate the SPACE INVADERS colonisation of our daily lives.
The four functional ball-and-socket joints of this rounded squares are cut like the pivoting « feet » of the lunar landing modules of the American lunar missions. These extremely sophisticated components mounted on axles anchored in the case hold the lugs of the rubber straps and enable the watch to adjust to all kinds of wrist sizes.
RJ-Romain Jerome: Space Invaders shake up the watchmaking world!
(via IZ Reloaded)