WristWatch Magazine #19 | Page 45

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