Yvan Arpa

Y. Arpa is a Swiss watch designer. He started his career as a mathematics professor who, after participating in professional martial art combats in Thailand[1] and crossing Papua New Guinea by foot, came back to his roots in Switzerland.

In 1997, he joined the Richemont Group for Baume & Mercier as the Managing Director for Switzerland and as Sales Director for Europe and Asia.[2]

From 2006 to 2009 he was the CEO of Romain Jerome introducing watches with rusted steel from the Titanic[3] or real Moon dust.[4][5]

In 2009 Yvan Arpa created his own company called Luxury Artpieces for which he launched the brands below:

  • Black Belt Watch is inspired by the seven virtues, the samurai code of conduct, associated with the Bushido warrior. The brand proposes also a watch only for people who defends a black belt in Martial Arts.[6][7][8]
  • ArtyA: The brand is characterized by the unconventional raw materials it uses as butterfly wings, real bullets, fossilized dinosaur droppings, real spiders, boxes struck by lightning, tobacco leaves etc.[9]

From 2010 to 2011, he acted as COO of Jacob&Co.[10][11]

Yvan Arpa personalized a motorbike, which took more than 1'000 hours to sculpt and customize, with heavy artillery incrusted at the back, in the shape of a XXL shaped bullet belt.[12]

In 2016, Yvan Arpa designed the smartwatch Gear S3 for Samsung.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Craddock, Felicia (26 April 2013). "Rebel watchmaker, black belts and all; Yvan Arpa shakes up industry with atypical materials and designs". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2013 – via HighBeam Research.
  2. ↑ "Yvan Arpa l'électron libre de l'horlogerie - Interview - HORLOGERIE et MONTRES". Tendancehorlogerie.com. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  3. ↑ Hodgson, Neil (2 October 2007). "We're Using Titanic to Make Watches". Liverpool Echo.
  4. ↑ "Tourbillon Magazin | PORTFOLIO » MAGAZINE » Actuel". Tourbillon-magazin.ch. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  5. ↑ "Yvan Arpa". 18 March 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Montres Black Belt - Globe-MMA". 13 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "The Black Belt Watch, Only For People With Black Belts - aBlogtoWatch". 3 November 2009.
  8. ↑ Maillard, Serge. "EUROPA STAR ARCADE / Yvan Arpa - ArtyA: The spirit of Bushido".
  9. ↑ "Artya : Iconic and patented design, already in museums".
  10. ↑ "Jacob & Co - Yvan Arpa aux commandes | Insider" (in French). WorldTempus. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  11. ↑ Doerr, Elizabeth (20 August 2010). "Jacob & Co Yvan Arpa is back". WorldTempus. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Yvan Arpa - The Son of a Gun Ventures from One Dial to Two Wheels - Luxurious Magazine". 26 October 2013.
  13. ↑ "[Interview] Samsung Gear S3: Exploring the Boundaries of a Timeless Watch".
  14. ↑ "Un Genevois a dessiné la "montre" de Samsung". Tribune de Genève.
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