His luxury, one-of-a-kind watches cost under $6000 and sell out in what feels like seconds.
Collaborations are king in the world of watchmaking, and James Thompson’s career is a perfect example of how to excel at them. The Ottawa-born, Vancouver-raised designer has become a cult figure in the world of haute horology by connecting with collectors, brands and design fanatics alike.
quickly found an audience among celebrities such as Robert Downey Jr., Arnold Schwarzenegger and Robert De Niro. Thompson’s Sarpaneva K0 Seasons timepieces have become highly sought after. They are made using lumicast, a process that fills in textures with lume, rather than just painting it onto a surface. Thompson added new dimensions to this light show by using more than one colour of Super-LumiNova on a dial or by playing with the angles of the dial or case.Soon the side hustle became the main hustle.
purplish iridescence but couldn’t get the lustre quite right until he tried sanding down the outer surface of the shells.of the natural shell by hand to get this gorgeous lilac shade.” It’s painstaking work that creates a lot of microscopic shell particles – hence the need for better ventilation.
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