IKEPOD Watch Series

Since its foundation in 1994, Ikepod has always been about design. Megastar designer Marc Newson was the key figure behind the design identity of Ikepod in the 1990s, which is still going strong despite the ups and downs of the brand (see below). Collaborations with artists have also proved lucrative and watches with dials designed by Jeff Koons, and pop artist KAWS both ended up on the auction circuit. The Ikepod x KAWS model fetched approximately EUR 32,100 at an online Philipps auction held in May 2020. The latest artistic collaboration is with the renowned American painter Tom Christopher whose artworks capture the vibrancy of a “New York minute”; the canvas is the dial of Ikepod’s iconic Megapod.

The collaboration with Ikepod plays with Christopher’s vision full of joy and optimism, while his work is about street anthropology and urban geometry. Skaters in the sky is a dial created for Ikepod where we can see colored skyscrapers representing hours indexes and offering a perfect playground for skaters. The paintings call us to contemplate the characters and their destinies. The light has something magical about it. Christopher invites us to see the city trough his own eyes: strong lights, strong colors and each detail assembled to create a comprehensive whole. Like all the best components of a watch, put together to create something special. The idea behind the collaboration with Tom is, like our watches, to promote brilliant artwork that is still accessible (and within reach financially), even though it is already in public and private collections.