AZIMUTH MECHA-1 'MR ROBOTO' WATCH GMT FUNCTION/HOUR/RETROGRADE MIN/SEC
DISCONTINUE MODEL / PRE-OWNED
ITEM NUMBER: AZIMUTH(38)
• 316L Stainless Steel
• Torx drive cheese head tamper-resistant screws
• 43mm width, 50mm length
• Sapphire Crystal
• 5 Bars Water-resistance 50M
•ETA 28362 modified automatic winding
• GMT function, hour register, retrograde minutes, seconds
• Original Azimuth 24mm Rubber Strap
The DESIGN:
The design of Mr. Roboto is inspired by the Lantern Robot of the 1950s. Azimuth shows that practical functionality in a timepiece does not have to take a backseat to aesthetic visual designs.
A unique timepiece that transcends time, Mr. Roboto aims to revive the passion of the tin robot generation of enthusiasts and enduring science fiction lovers.
Mr. Roboto’s visual appeal embodies the full-flavored revival of vintage tin robotic spacemen. The placements lend for easy time reading despite the radical tin robot appearance.
The left ‘eye’ is the hour register, the right ‘eye’ comes with the GMT indication, the ‘nose’ region joins with the mouth region for the seconds and retrograde minutes placements respectively. The robust case is
CNC cut out from a hardy steel block with a warm touch of beveled edges at the sides of the tonneau shaped timepiece.
It comes with a unique box inspired by the whimsical designs of tin toy packaging of the 1950s.
Mr. ROBOTO
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Teruhisa Kitahara
One of the world’s most respected author of various Tin Toy books and an avid Azimuth watch collector.
Who collects Azimuth wristwatches? Azimuth caters to a worldwide audience and among the brand’s devotees you will discover Teruhisa Kitahara. Based in Japan, Kitahara’s affinity
towards Azimuth is the result of a natural selection process. His timepiece of choice? It is none other than Mr. Roboto.
It was love at first sight, literally, when Mr. Roboto was first introduced to Mr. Kitahara who made his purchase without any hesitation. After all, he is an expert when it comes to tin
toy robots and the close association between the two was overwhelming!
A highly respected and well known collector of tin robots, Kitahara has written extensively on the subject matter and has either authored or co-authored
books such as ‘Robots: Spaceships and Other Tin Toys’ (2006), ‘Robots: Tin Toy Dreams’ (1985) and ‘Yesterday’s Toys’ (1989).
Born in1948 and a graduate of the Aoyama GakuinUniversity, this managing director of Toys Co. has established seven Tin Toy museums throughout Japan.
This popular public figure and connoisseur spends much of his time sharing his deep passion throughout Japan with public engagements.
Speaking of time, you can be sure that a favourite timekeeper which is inspired by his very interest in Tin Toys Azimuth’s Mr. Roboto, is firmly strapped on his wrist.
The AZIMUTH COLLECTOR
NOW: MYR8000.00
(42479)
SOLD
BUYER: LYY FROM SABAH
10MARCH2015
SOLD
BUYER: LYY FROM SABAH
10MARCH2015