The status of the popular art form of the great depression and early century Hobo coin in US culture and history and its undeniable need for protection led to the creation of the Original Hobo Nickel Society in 1992, thankfully with the result that the art form developed in that period will not be forgotten. With the Nickel as a poor man’s coin, the popular art form developed and spread throughout the Great Depression, and not only in New York but all across the US, although today, authentic early century original hobo coins dating from the Great Depression-era are far from commonplace, making hobo coins extremely rare and collectable. Mint such as the early century five Cent or Nickel, into unique pieces, as a limited edition of one, many featuring a skull, death, skeleton and symbols of mortality against the original text of the nickel coin itself, a piece of popular art in a popular art form that could be sold or traded for more than its face value. by freight train, soldiers on the way to the front for the First World War and artists intent on upcycling small change from the U.S. The Corum Hobo Watch Collection from Corum Watches Switzerland, which will surely go down in history as one of the Swiss brand’s more inspired and collectible, unique works of art, is the product of combining Corum brand’s own tradition of the Corum coin watch with another authentic early century craft tradition from the US, that of the “Hobo Coin”, the unique works of art created during the Great Depression by the traveling itinerants crossing the U.S. The Corum Watches Switzerland Corum Heritage Artisan Collection Corum Coin WatchĬorum Watch, the Swiss watch brand based around a La Chaux-de-Fonds manufacture originally founded by Rene Bannwart in 1955, is synonymous with the coin case watch, a watch with an ultra-thin movement hidden within a coin, producing its very coin watch back in 1964, choosing to slice a coin in two to house the movement, with the hour hand circulating above the face of the coin itself. Cole and DJ agreed without hesitation and were eager to support Third Option Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting the CIA’s paramilitary officers of the Special Activities Center (SAC).Description corum "hobo coin" : turning art on its head(s) ! There is a cult following around watches that plagues a lot of us.” W.O.E.-GBRS Group Collaboration - Third Option Foundation Fundraise Available NOWĮarlier this year we approached GBRS Group about a possible collaboration for charity. It was always a funny sight in a chow hall overseas, all the guys have long hair and beards, covered in dust from the helicopters, absolutely filthy and still have on a Rolex. It was customary in the SEAL Teams to wear a Rolex at a certain stage in your career, you treated that watch just like it was a hundred dollar G-Shock, you did everything in it. As we got older it became custom to upgrade your issued watch for a more luxury watch as a statement piece.Īs you hit certain goals and milestones in life, you would add a timepiece to remember the occasion or that period in your life. In the military you are issued particular watches, most get a standard watch like a G-Shock, easy to operate and can withstand almost anything that the user can. The cost isn’t as important as the backstory or the sentimental value of a piece and the story you both share together. “ It’s a part of the culture and tells a lot about the wearer of that particular piece. We honor those who paved the way for our trade.Īs stated by former Navy SEAL and co-founder of GBRS Group: In the culture of Intelligence and Special Operations heritage and history is important. Wearing these pieces in the present day is a nod to those who came before, the forefathers who developed the fieldcraft and tactics employed today. The predecessors of the modern Frogmen were the intended end user for the tool watches of the mid-20th century. Many of the modern day “tool watches” were originally designed for maritime use, and specifically as military dive watches. In present day Naval Special Warfare, watch culture is strong and many “Team Guys” have high end tool watches, including Rolex, Breitling, Panerai, Tudor, Omega, Bremont and various other timepieces. From Tudor Submariner 7928’s issued in Vietnam and Seiko 6309-7049’s during the Cold War days to the modern day Digital Tool Watches of the legendary G-Shock. We have written extensively about the history of Navy SEALs and watches. Modern Navy SEAL Watch Culture - GBRS Group and Watches of Espionage Collaboration Travel Pouch And Challenge Coin - Third Option Foundation Fundraise Available NOW
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