There Can Be Only One -

Also known as The Shit That Killed Elvis!

Courtesy of Bamford Watch Department

This is the latest collaboration between Bamford Watch Department and everyone's favorite "outside of the watch box thinker", the Black Badger, James Thompson.

You may remember Fordite from some of the really great rings that Black Badger has crafted. It is, essentially, the collected paint remainders from commercial painting stations (think Earl Scheib).

Courtesy of Black Badger

Well, as drip as that is, take that awesomeness and put it on a watch dial -

Courtesy of Bamford Watch Department

Picasso needed a canvas, Michelangelo needed marble, and the dynamic duo of Bamford and Black Badger needed a watch - enter the Zenith Pilot Chrono TIPO CP-2.

As mentioned above, this is a unique (i.e. ONE)piece, so if it's in your wheelhouse, move sharpish ; )

Here are the pertinents -

1/1 LIMITED EDITION BWD X BLACK BADGER ‘FORDITE’ ZENITH PILOT CHRONO TIPO CP

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In collaboration with Black Badger, this Zenith Pilot Chrono TIPO CP-2 features a unique Fordite dial.

Fordite is the commonly used term to describe the collected overspray that builds up in the industrial paint bays of car factories over many, many years. The Fordite material used in this collaboration has come from the Ford factories in Michigan, USA, from the 1970-1990s era. This material forms entirely unique patterns which has been made into a special dial.

Functions:

• Central Chronograph Hand
• 30 minute counter at 3 o’clock position
• Hours & Minutes in the centre
• Small seconds at 9 o’clock position

Case, Dial & Hands:

• CASE MATERIAL: Matte Steel with Black Military Grade Titanium Coating (MGTC)
• CASE DIAMETER: 43 mm
• CASE THICKNESS: 12.85 mm
• CRYSTAL: Domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides
• CASE-BACK:Matte Black Stainless Steel engraved with special Chronometro Tipo CP-2 logo
• WATER-RESISTANCE: 10 ATM – 100 m

The Ring Is The Thing - Part the Second

"Invention is 93% perspiration 6% inspiration 3% perspiration and 2% butter scotch ripple."

Willy Wonka 

Courtesy of Black Badger

I have a lot of admiration for James Thompson's creative drive. And yes, he has partnered on plenty of nifty time machines. But when he is turned loose with just his imagination and some time, he comes up with some truly amazing things. 

You see before you the Fordite / Super Magnesium Showstopper -

Courtesy of Black Badger

What's Fordite? Good question, so I'll leave it to the folks who made this "one ring to rule them all", Black Badger, to explain it in their own words -

Fordite is the widely-accepted term for the paint that collects and builds up on work surfaces in the paint bays of industrial car factories. Hundreds of layers of totally random colors create geological effects within the material. 

Now most people would think gold, silver maybe ceramic, but paint?

Well, to quote David Letterman circa 1986 -

"It's a crazy idea, but it just might work!"

And it does!

Courtesy of Black Badger