{"product_id":"vintage-1970s-pierre-cardin-x-jaeger-espace-2","title":"Vintage 1970s Pierre Cardin x Jaeger ‘Espace’","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn insane piece from the Italian-French fashion designer Pierre Cardin’s 1971 ‘Espace’ line of wristwatches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Espace collection drew inspiration from space exploration and travel, a well known obsession of Cardin’s.  A line of wristwatches reminiscent of space shuttles and their instruments is just as unusual today as it was in the early 1970s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade not of just steel and gold, some models employed perspex and lucite to further enhance the line’s space age feel.  It’s quite evident Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ was just as significant to Cardin and his watch design as it has been to directors and their films \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollectors remain unsure as to whether these pieces were made in collaboration with the Swiss company Jaeger-LeCoultre or the French brand Jaeger, or whether they were even separate entities at the time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite Edmond Jaeger and Jacques-David LeCoultre’s first collaboration in 1903 and the subsequent merging of the two family names, it’s been suggested that watches were produced by Jaeger France as a way of Jaeger-LeCoultre to distribute some of its lesser-known movements \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece features a minimalist porthole style brushed champagne dial decorated with round golden quarter hour indices, golden baron hands and bold ‘Pierre Cardin’ lettering at twelve, all framed by a polished gold plated bezel \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe half moon brushed steel case remains in very good condition a with a mixed brushed and polished finish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe case-back features fixed lugs and is clearly stamped ‘Jaeger’ alongside ‘Pierre Cardin’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe watch is set and wound by the original Pierre Cardin stamped winding crown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFitted is the original French made leather strap fastened by the outlandish original steel buckle.  The strap’s leather upper is beginning to tear and so an aftermarket Perlon strap will be included as a replacement \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Jaeger signed FHF 36 manual wind movement runs smoothly and keeps good time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCase width (widest points) - 38mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCase height - 39mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLug with - 20mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrap length including head - 21cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SeaSickSilver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56184453562747,"sku":null,"price":875.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/9417\/8580\/files\/FB8A1690-124D-4C8B-BA4A-997E5524AF90.jpg?v=1775039691","url":"https:\/\/seasicksilver.com\/products\/vintage-1970s-pierre-cardin-x-jaeger-espace-2","provider":"SeaSickSilver","version":"1.0","type":"link"}