Hiroshi Fujiwara and collaboration time piece talked by TAG Heuer CEO
It was released on November 20 and already sold out the first arrival of "Tag Heuer Carrera Caliber Heuer 02 by Fragment Hiroshi Fujiwara". It is a watch with a world limit of 500, 870,000 yen. On the same day, at the new workshop held on the same day, he was President of LVMH Watchmaking Division, TAG Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver and Jean-Claude Biver and Hiroshi Fujiwara on the circumstances and feelings of this time piece Told.
Text_Saori Ohara | Photo_Tag Heuer
Jean-Claude Biver first commented, "This watch is a watch that I just accepted without first making any interference, without making any changes, without making any comments." And, "A further reason why this partnership is special to me is because it was realized by my son's request for the first time," he continued. While laughing gently, "My son is now 18. That nine months ago, if he wanted to make something with affinity in the 21st century, street Pope (father / pope / highest authority) You should work with you! His name is Hiroshi Fujiwara. "I was 17 years old son Pierre who then returned to me as" What? "Powerfully" YES! " It is a wonderful project realized thanks to this project, "revealed the opportunity of this partnership.
Meanwhile, Hiroshi Fujiwara who received the offer says, "Usually, when you are asked for design, you know that the other person knows me, that I work with myself and also on the street market ... Although it tends to be many, it seems to be so, but this time it is not so, I just watched the design of the watch (before handled by ZENITH) without knowing me at all and said "I would like to do with this person by all means" I was very glad that you got it. " And as the reason for choosing the original 1963 "Carrera" model, which was the base, "I originally liked vintage watches and I was researching, but since there was a carrera as one of many design sources, When I first asked about designing, I thought that a longing carrera would be nice, "when he asked about the small-case case, the two strap designs I made," More simpler ... And when I make it Even so, I basically try to make something I want to wear. "
Jean-Claude Biver also received this and said, "I am glad that the most is that he made what I want, not because it is not a product for us, but because I make what I want it It is worthwhile, original, authentic, I think it is very important in this era. "
Jean-Claude Biver says, "It is beautiful that being sold out is rare, as for this watch, which was already sold out for the first arrival and sold out in the future too difficult to become a rare timepiece, Design is beauty, design is love, design is technology, design is art, so it is inevitable that this watch became rare. "
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