The original Certificate mentioned that this watch was sold by Daniel Strom, Prestige Swiss Timepiece AG, Bienne / Biel, on April 5, 2019.

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This watch pays homage to HR Giger (1940-2014), one of the most original creators of the second half of the 20th century, with familiar elements of his phantasmagorical universe. The artist won an Oscar for his work on Alien and deserves to be counted among the greatest Swiss artists of all time.

“This truly unique timepiece is the latest project he has collaborated on with Daniel Strom. Its case features heads and cranial parts from Giger’s Biomechanoid human/machine figure, while the dial forms a dramatic silver relief that is inspired by one of the artist’s most famous works. This wristwatch has a primordial, hypnotic power that is completely unleashed when viewed up close and has a unique feel that makes you want to grab it and touch it again and again in new and exciting ways.”

This watch is presented at the 2017 Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix. Its retail price was CHF 16 999.-

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Giger, Hans Ruedi (originally Rudolf), better known by the acronym HR Giger

Chur, February 5, 1940 – Zürich, May 12, 2014

Swiss visual artist, graphic artist, illustrator, sculptor and designer.

H.R. Giger was born in Chur, Switzerland, in 1940. As a child he developed a strong passion for all things surreal and macabre. His need to express himself and share the unique aspects of his powerful imagination drew him to the visual arts. Giger’s own dreams and the brilliant imagery of such fantastic geniuses as Gustav Meyrink, Jean Cocteau, Alfred Kubin and H.P. Lovecraft combined to form a rich soil from which the amazing imagery of Giger’s own art has come to sprout. It has since bloomed into the vast wealth of exotic women, wondrously bizarre landscapes, and frightening creatures that have captured the fascination of millions of fans worldwide.

Meticulously detailed, Giger’s paintings are usually done in large formats and worked and reworked by this maestro of the airbrush. It was Giger’s popular art book, ‘Necronomicon’, that caught the eye of director Ridley Scott as he was searching for the right look for a creature in his upcoming film. That creature, of course, turned out to be the Alien, and Giger’s masterful designs for the film of the same name garnered him a much-deserved Academy Award.

Giger’s fascinating biomechanical style, that brilliant synthesis of flesh and machine, has been realized not only through his remarkable paintings but also via sculpture pieces, elegantly fashioned furniture, and architectural and interior design projects. His paintings have been displayed in galleries and museums throughout the world.

Giger’s alien aesthetic, his ‘biomechanics’, goes beyond talent, and even art. It enters the rarified realm of the near magical, and certainly the land of genius. The ensuing art is a mere taste of the phenomenal oeuvre that this unique Swiss maestro has created.