Right: A Corum Admiral’s Cup
Tides model from 1992.
The corum ADMIRAL’S CUP AC-ONE 45 Tides
Features a tides function exclusively created for Corum.
Rare models
In recent years, Corum has expanded the Admiral’s Cup line in a
period of inspired innovation. In 2012, Corum launched an Admiral’s Cup Legend Minute Repeater Acoustica, which marks off time
by chords. In 2014, Corum introduced a reimagined Admiral’s Cup
AC-One 45 Tides Watch for seafarers. This features a mechanical
movement and nautical dial, but without multi-colored flag pennants. In 2015, Corum celebrated the collection’s 60th anniversary,
crafting the Admiral’s Cup Legend 42 Flying Tourbillon—a transparent timepiece showcasing the reimagined complicated mechanism through the sapphire dial.
Still, Corum was veering a few degrees off course. Consumer
red flags would eventually steer the brand toward a necessary
course correction.
Steady as she goes
The Admiral’s Cup collection navigated through its share of
riptides—the Ad