Swiss luxurious watchmaker Franck Muller have introduced a restricted version AC/DC watch to rejoice the band’s fiftieth anniversary. Simply 100 timepieces were produced – 50 in polished stainless-steel and 50 in black brushed titanium – with each and every retailing at simply $9000 (£7000). Possibly, they are now not to be had on the band’s Ecu pop-up retail outlets this summer season.
Consistent with the producer – whose famous person purchasers come with Elton John, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Christiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Kanye West and Floyd Mayweather Jr. – the AC/DC watches “epitomize precision craftsmanship and Rockstar aura” and are “housed in a graceful Leading edge 43 mm tonneau-shaped case with an automated motion and a date window at 6 o’clock.”
“The dial options Franck Muller’s signature numerals in pink, a colourful tribute to AC/DC’s legacy,” they proceed. “The centre dial is engraved like a vinyl, paying homage to their debut album Prime Voltage from 1975, and a guitar strings-inspired imprint will pay tribute to Angus Younger. Those timepieces function an immediate hyperlink to the band’s iconic historical past.
“The centrepiece is the AC/DC Emblem with the “50 Years” tagline, celebrating the band’s golden Anniversary in taste. On the identical time, the deployment clasp embellished with the enduring lightning bolt signal guarantees a safe have compatibility. The deployment clasp embellished with the enduring AC/DC lightning bolt signal guarantees a safe have compatibility.”
As though this breathless description could not be to any extent further breathless, there is extra.
“Packaged in a Flight Case that inspires AC/DC’s iconic level presence, those timepieces seize the essence of rock aptitude and signify the band’s mythical reside performances and live performance excursions. The flight case is available in a drawstring bag.”
The promotional blurb concludes by means of announcing that the watches “fuse horological innovation with rock legacy”, and we’ve got actually no thought what that implies, however we’re going to take 4.
Franck Muller’s watches have steadily been namechecked by means of hip hop stars, with the logo’s title dropped in lyrics by means of The Sport, Nas, Li Uzi Vert, 590 Cent, Kodak Black and French Montana, however the emblem is much less celebrated in arduous rock circles.
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