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Jaeger-LeCoultre pays homage to Gustav Klimt

Marina Milojević | 02.21.12 | 01:30 AM

A series of dedicated cultural events are launching this year to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Klimt's birth. The central place of the celebration is certainly Vienna, where the famous artist spent most of his days. The city of Vienna prepares 10 special exhibitions, seizing the opportunity to emphasize many of the previously unknown aspects of the artist's life and work. But that’s not all - another interesting project is rolling out in the capital of Austria: The Museum of Vienna has launched a Facebook campaign “The Worst of Klimt” and invited people to post photos of "the most terrible and most absurd Klimt-inspired products." So we got a chance to see a ridiculous “The Kiss” cookie tin, a bizarre dog-suit, a pair of Nike shoes, a swimsuit, a couple of body-art motifs…

The Worst of Klimt promo poster

The Worst of Klimt promo poster

Luckily, high-end Swiss manufactures have also been inspired by the works of Gustv Klimt and recreated some of his finest works, such as The Kiss. To pay a tribute to the famous artist, Jaeger Le-Coultre has designed an extraordinary Atmos Marqueterie ‘The Kiss’ clock. The creation is offered in an exclusive limited edition comprising of only 10 pieces. The original work by Gustav Klimt was made using the complex technique of marquetry. In one of my recent articles, I explained the art of marquetry in detail, as a craft of applying pieces of veneer to a base to form decorative designs.

Klimt’s mosaic from 1904 was made using 1,200 pieces of wood, each coated in gold. Now the Jaeger Le-Coultre recreates the same process using the wood of walnut, maple, lemon, pear, madrona burl and ash burl for the cabinet. The interior lining of the cabinet is made in combination of rhodium and crystal glass and it opens to reveal a beautiful hand-crafted mother-of-pearl dial embellished with diamonds, gold and precious woods. The clock is animated by the Jaeger Le Coultre caliber 582 movement, which is hand-assembled from 582 individual components. The movement provides indications for hours, minutes, 24-hour indicator, month and the moon phase indicator.

Jaeger Le Coultre Atmos Marquetry The Kiss clock

Jaeger Le Coultre Atmos Marquetry The Kiss clock

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