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Ikepod Seaslug Alarm day-date World Timer, early 2000s

DocumentedDocumented from a dealer's listing; attribution and date as stated by the dealer.

Maker / attribution: Ikepod (maker)
Date: early 2000s
Historical period: Mechanical Renaissance (1990 – 2010)
Country of origin: Unrecorded in source
Object type: Wristwatch
Dimensions: Case 44 mm
Dealer: Bulang & Sons (dealer), Copenhagen
Stock no.: W-1854
Credit line: Dealer listing, Bulang & Sons (W-1854)
Catalogue title (original): Ikepod Seaslug Alarm day-date World Timer (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by Bulang & Sons (dealer), Copenhagen (stock number W-1854), this is a wristwatch by Ikepod, dated early 2000s. The Atlas places it in the Mechanical Renaissance period (1990 – 2010) of its Wristwatches collection. Recorded dimensions: Case 44 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.

Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.

Catalogue description

Dealer description — Bulang & Sons

Marc Newson’s complicated design… Design is very important to us at Bulang and Sons and so we are delighted to offer this amazing watch designed by Marc Newson for Ikepod ,Seaslug Alarm. The unusual , almost organic barrel-form case measures close to 44mm and remains in outstanding condition. The watch has a number of features including a triple calendar, alarm and world time bezel. The white dial is immaculate and has recessed hour markers, a date a six o’clock and a day window in the lower half. The date indicator is around the edge of the dial and the bezel can be rotated to show the time in different cities. The watch features a sapphire crystal and a see-through sapphire case back. The watch will come on its original rubber strap and the AS 5008 movement has been fully checked and regulated by our watchmaker. Specifications: - Ikepod Seaslug Alarm - 44mm steel case - Dates to early 2000s - Number 09x out of 9999 - World timer bezel - White dial with day, date and worldtime indicator - AS 5008 automatic alarm movement - Movement serial 506xxx - Comes on the original rubber strap - Fully checked by our watchmaker - Includes a handmade leather watch pouch

Historical context

Mechanical Renaissance (1990 – 2010)

Mechanical watches return as cultural objects; independent watchmaking flourishes.

Mechanical watches returned as cultural and luxury objects. Complications, tourbillons and new materials proliferated; independent watchmakers such as George Daniels, F.P. Journe and Philippe Dufour revived artisanal watchmaking; collecting vintage watches became a major field.

Read the period in the timeline More wristwatches from this period Earlier: Quartz Revolution

Atlas type guide

Military, pilot and travel watches

The wristwatch owes much of its adoption by men to warfare and aviation. Wristlets — small pocket watches soldered with lugs and worn on a strap — were used in colonial campaigns and became standard equipment in the First World War, with protective grilles over the crystal ('shrapnel guards'). Louis Cartier's Santos (1904), designed for the aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, is often cited as an early purpose-made pilot's watch.

In the Second World War governments specified watches in detail: the German B-Uhr observation watches, the American A-11, and the British 'W.W.W.' (the 'Dirty Dozen' set of 1945). After the war, jet travel brought GMT and world-time watches, which show two or more time zones at once — Louis Cottier's world-time mechanism and the Rolex GMT-Master (1955) are examples.

What to look for

Military markings on the case back: broad arrow, issue numbers, 'W.W.W.', 'A.T.P.'
High-legibility black dials with luminous Arabic numerals; oversized crowns for gloved hands.
24-hour hands and rotating 24-hour bezels or city rings on GMT/world-time watches.
Wire lugs on early wristlets converted from pocket watches.

Dating clues

Wire-lug wristlets: c. 1900–1925.
Military specifications of the Second World War: 1939–1945.
GMT and world-time wristwatches: mainly after 1950.

General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.

Mechanisms mentioned

Self-winding (automatic) mechanism — Component
World time — Complication
Alarm — Complication

Record completeness

Maker or attributionRecorded
DateRecorded
Place or countryNot in source
MaterialsNot in source
DimensionsRecorded
Narrative descriptionRecorded
Inscriptions / marksNot in source
ProvenanceNot in source
Several photographsRecorded

Editorial status: Documented — facts as published by the source; not independently verified by Atlas editors.

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Sources & image rights

Record source: Bulang & Sons (dealer), Copenhagen (opens another website in a new tab).

Image rights: © Bulang & Sons — dealer photographs; permission required (opens another website in a new tab).

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Cite this record

"Ikepod Seaslug Alarm day-date World Timer, early 2000s." Bulang & Sons (dealer), Copenhagen, W-1854. Catalogue record in The Horology Atlas, WatchMuseum.org, https://atlas.watchmuseum.org/museum/ikepod-seaslug-alarm-day-date-world-timer-4763b9.