Romain Jerome launches a special edition watch for the generation of former Space Invaders junkies. The game has become a legend for all those who grew up in the 80s, since it was the first « Killer app » for video game consoles installed in gaming arcades. The Space Invaders craze even led to a shortage of 100-yen coins when it was first released in Japan, grossed US$ 2 billion in by 1982, and by 2007 had earned Taito over $500 million in profits. With its pixelated figures it was the first ever « iconic » form of entertainment: thousands of hours of TV programs and hundreds of cultural exhibitions have been devoted to this generational « legend ».
By agreement with Taito Corporation Romain Jerome is paying tribute to late-20th century pop culture by
launching a double limited-edition of Space Invaders watches limited to 78 pieces, designed like generational totems.
The new model uses the case of the Moon Invader series (a round shape within a cambered 46 mm square, with a round front and an almost rectangular back) and the same steel coalesced with fragments from the Apollo 11 capsule. The RJ security screws (stamped with four cup marks), representing the SPACE INVADERS signature feature, are echoed on the functional movement-locking screw on the
case back. Embodying another tangible token of the space age symbolized by this new SPACE
INVADERS collection, a dedicated plate made of Moon Silver– a silver alloy with an extremely low oxidization rate incorporating moon rocks – appears on the stellar patterned back of the watch. This engraved plate reproduces the lunar surface, of which the mineral particles interact on an infra-molecular level with the wearer of the watch. The veined pattern and grainy texture also extend along the rubber strap.
Technical data
RJ001-A
Mechanical self-winding movement
28,800 vph
23 jewels
Power reserve: 42 hours
Water resistance: 3 atm
Case 46 mm
Limited edition to 78 pieces (in reference to the year the game was launched)
