On March 19th, 2015 at Baselworld, I will unveil my first ever kinetic art wristwatch: TIMEBURNER
I was born in 1950 in Visegrad (Bosnia & Herzegovina). My father was a train driver; hence, I grew up around train locomotives, coal engines and wagons. From the age of 6, I became enamoured with Flamenco music, which led me to sculpturing and thereafter to clockmaking in Switzerland. As a young boy, I would take apart my father’s motorcycle before Winter to protect it from the freezing temperatures. Once Spring arrived, I would put the motorcycle back together and serviced it. It was while performing this ritual that I discovered my love for mechanics, forces and motion.
Today, most motor-inspired watches superficially incorporate aesthetic features belonging to the motorcycle or car. We have recreated the soul, not the features, of BMW 1950 in a wristwatch. To make this ambitious project a reality, I have collaborated with Marc Jenni, fellow AHCI member and wristwatch expert. Combining my sense of design to Marc’s wristwatch construction expertise, we have created a wristwatch like no other.
To make this ambitious project a reality, I have collaborated with Marc Jenni, fellow AHCI member and wristwatch expert. Combining my sense of design to Marc’s wristwatch construction expertise, we have created a wristwatch like no other.
