Today's watch is not electronic for a change. The watch is an automatic skeleton watch with a curved triangular shape. The shape is very reminiscent of the classic Hamilton watches. Unfortunately, that is about all I know on the watch itself.
The COGU brand is also difficult to find information on. It is reported to have been formed by Cosimo Gucci (4th generation Gucci? eldest son of Roberto Gucci, born 1956 in Florence, Italy). The COGU brand started in 2004 after Cosimo wanted to explore his own unique approach to design, and belongs to a French company (from a 2008 interview) . The brand has both watches and accessories, but only seems to be active in the far east (HK, Taiwan, and Japan account for most of the links, and there is a YouTube video of a HK interview). The US trademark COGU appears (as of Dec 2011) to be owned by Sun Xianbo in the Liaoning province in Hong Kong. Because of all this, there is a lot of scepticism on whether this is a real Italian brand (and a translated Japanese site suggested that a check with the official import office found no record of the company).
But despite the history of the brand being a bit uncertain, the watch itself is a nice example of a full skeleton :-)
The COGU brand is also difficult to find information on. It is reported to have been formed by Cosimo Gucci (4th generation Gucci? eldest son of Roberto Gucci, born 1956 in Florence, Italy). The COGU brand started in 2004 after Cosimo wanted to explore his own unique approach to design, and belongs to a French company (from a 2008 interview) . The brand has both watches and accessories, but only seems to be active in the far east (HK, Taiwan, and Japan account for most of the links, and there is a YouTube video of a HK interview). The US trademark COGU appears (as of Dec 2011) to be owned by Sun Xianbo in the Liaoning province in Hong Kong. Because of all this, there is a lot of scepticism on whether this is a real Italian brand (and a translated Japanese site suggested that a check with the official import office found no record of the company).
But despite the history of the brand being a bit uncertain, the watch itself is a nice example of a full skeleton :-)
Yes, it's actually manufactured in China.
ReplyDeleteDifficult to purchase in the US unless you are willing to trust an Asian web site, most of which fail to provide a legitimate mailing address, or even a 1-800 number.
www.global.rakuten.com sells them for about $140
www.bodying.com sells the exact same watch for $250
If these were available on a reliable US website I would probably take a risk and buy one. Apparently COGU is not intelligent or legitimate enough to do so.
I would also prefer if these were a little less "busy" and followed a more elegant and understated design as found in the original Hamilton Ventura or Pacer
Buyer beware.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f386/cogu-watches-596301.html
http://www.trademarkia.com/cogu-85484472.html
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1 HARBOUR ROAD
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