Calypso - Shadows Black Corner - TIMES DWELLERS

The “Times Dwellers” watch, designed by “SHADOWS”, the watch brand of the Black Corner label, in collaboration with Anka, based on the Calypso, is a triple tribute, powerful and oh so crucial, in these times of great danger for our Planet…

It is first of all a tribute to the beauty of our Blue Planet, to the creative magic of Mother Nature which has given birth to such an impressive wealth in terms of fauna and flora, ecosystems on Earth, such a plurality of landscapes...

It is also a vibrant tribute to the ethnic, morphological, linguistic, editorial, and cultural diversity that forms the basis of the richness of Humanity. It is because Humanity is plural that the Earth is beautiful….

It is, finally, a vibrant ode to travel, sources of discovery of Others, of knowledge, of cultural enrichment and of learning Tolerance and Fraternity… Did you say “Travel”? The new watch creation from Shadows Black Corner and Anka offers a unique, mysterious and graphic journey through the world, through time, through civilizations and languages.

“Times Dwellers”: being in tune with the challenges of today and tomorrow

The “Times Dwellers” is an endless journey around the Blue Planet, to the heart of ancient civilizations, through the different eras that have shaped the History of our Earth, to remind us where we come from, help us determine where we are going and put us in touch with the challenges of today and tomorrow… This watch is an invitation to understand the world in the entirety of its time zones, in its diversity, in its differences.

Every day on your wrist, “Times Dwellers” is an opportunity to discover or rediscover the history of the continents of our Mother Earth, its peoples, its cultures. To understand that difference is an asset, a collective wealth.

The “Times Dwellers” teaches us [again] that the Earth is One, despite the languages, the cultural differences of its peoples and the distances of its continents.

Proudly wear the colors of our Blue Planet...

Set sail with the “Times Dwellers”... Your watch is proudly draped in the magnificent and iconic blue of the oceans. These seas occupy 70% of the Earth's surface and play a vital role in oxygenating our planet and in the fight against global warming. These oceans feed a large part of Humanity and have enabled travel, the discovery of Others, and exchanges.

Take the time to travel and discover the world...

The dial of the “Times Dwellers” is a permanent invitation to travel. In its ocean-blue center, a world map allows you to rediscover our continents and plan your next explorations. The “Breguet” or “Apple” hour hand allows you to target, like a sight, your next cultural discoveries and destinations over the hours.

Get up to date with the Languages and Civilizations of yesterday and today...

The “Times Dwellers” hour railway is completely unique, unprecedented, and totally singular. Black Corner's creation is as disconcerting at first glance as it is enriching, exciting, and differentiating over time and contemplation, in addition to being totally exclusive. Indeed, each hour is materialized by a glyph, in place of the traditional numerical index. Each glyph is the translation of the corresponding hour index, in an exotic and graphic language, living or dead, from one of the 5 continents of our Earth. And above each hourly glyph appears the name of the capital of the country in which the language to which the glyph pays homage is spoken.

Thus, thanks to the “Times Dwellers” watch by Shadows Black Corner X Anka, each day is a world tour of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. A journey from continent to continent. A conversation with the plural Humanity, in the languages of the past and present of the Peoples who make up the Earth.

A unique label of its kind…

Created in London by director, artist and designer Blyne in 2015, almost 10 years ago to the day, Black Corner is a unique and atypical label.

It is both an electro-rock / dark-wave group drawing its inspiration from electro, post-punk, new wave, original East Coast rap from the 80s and nu metal, and a label of artistic creation and global design.

Black Corner creates music and produces its works, available on all digital platforms and on vinyl records. The design label for “Street Couture” clothing, jewelry, accessories, sneakers, everyday objects, works of art, street art, books, documentary and fiction films, music videos…

The inspiration for this hyper-creative collective: the dystopian, chaotic and often violent beauty of this dying post-20th century world and the advent of the next one, in a painful gestation phase...

A longtime collector of Haute Horlogerie and independent watches, Blyne naturally added watch design to Black Corner's creative palette. The label's watches are called “SHADOWS” Black Corner.

FEATURES :

Materials: Rubber

Movement: Miyota Quartz

Case: Rubber

Dial: 2 variations of smoked and sunburst dials: purple and anthracite

Hands: Dynamite stick hour hand and spark minute hand. The spark "ignites" and illuminates each hour. At 12 o'clock and midnight, the overlapping hands form the lit stick of dynamite.

Diameter: 39mm

Thickness: 9.5mm

Lug width: 15 mm

Glass: Mineral

Box bottom: Engraved: QR Code giving exclusive access to content from the Black Corner Cinematic Universe: "Black Dynamite's 10 Commandments"

Water resistance: 10 bars (100 m)

Strap: Interchangeable rubber

Warranty: 2 years

Delivery expected for December 2025