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Meerson’s Limited Edition Altitude Première Pop’Art Watches

One Lichtenstein painting would lead to a private commission and numbered collection

5 June 20195 June 2019

For all the familiar sectors of watch design inspiration—automotive, nautical and military among the most recognizable—art makes for an underutilized arena. With his new limited edition collection, “watch tailor” Alexandre Meerson taps into the potential of pop art. Meerson‘s luxuriant made-to-order Altitude Première Pop’Art Watches employ the vibrancy of the art movement—incorporating eye-catching shapes and colors to great effect. And, as with other timepieces from …

Interview: “Watch Tailor” Alexandre Meerson

The designer discusses the history behind the brand and their new Mutiny Chronograph

David Graver

25 August 201724 August 2018

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For all the round-faced watches out there, rarely does one cross a bold, new design that employs the shape. Alexandre Meerson, the designer and self-described “watch tailor” behind Meerson Watches has achieved this with all four of his automatic, Swiss-made collections. The latest, the Mutiny Chronograph references the first watch he ever worked on—back in 1984 under his father’s eponymous brand Emmerich Meerson. He wore …