Clash of colors, power of know-how.
Label Noir x Rebellion
Label Noir and Rebellion’s first ever collaboration is a pure exercise in style. The playground, Re-Volt, is one of Rebellion’s signature pieces: a technical carbon tonneau case, a skeletonised three-hand Manufacture’s movement, the perfect piece for personalization. Label Noir, which had never before collaborated on a material such as carbon in its previous projects, has entered this capsule by way of color, bringing in new, warm shades of yellow, red and black. The meaning of the colors has been revisited, until it becomes an element of understanding of the watch: a watch engine and a coachwork. The coachwork, i.e. the casing and the time-reading parts, indexes and hands, are fully charged with color. The other parts, the engine, the strap (in technical fabric), remain monochrome, black, anthracite, metal grey, to emphasize even more the technicality of the watch.
Clash of colors, power of know-how. Here is the whole spirit of Rebellion and Label Noir’s collaboration. It’ the matchup of two minds, two personalization virtuosi. For 15 years, the independent Swiss watch brand Rebellion, with its automotive DNA, has been renowned for its racy and challenging designs. As a fan of extreme customization of its iconic timepieces, Rebellion is especially keen on daring collaborative ventures.
This watch is the result of a conversation between Emmanuel Curti, artistic director of Label Noir, and the Rebellion creative team. Every detail is the culmination of this exchange. Everything was debated, all was personalized, nothing has been left up to random. The result is a first for everyone. Label Noir, whose only vocation is in collaborating, had never dealt with a carbon case unit. And Rebellion never worked with such color combinations.
On the wrist
The interpretation starts with the indexes, yellow and red, glowing like flames, which circle the time display, hour, minute and small second. The central hands are tense like swords, red, slightly different from the original hands, in baton shape with a peak, in order to further increase the voltage. Then the case, which seems to be hewn out of a lava shard, yellow, red, black.
Once the first visual jolt is over, colors soften and disclose their true essence. They aren’t so extreme, they’ re all about tones and shades. The vivid colors are not offensive, they are soft and matte. Bright colors are blended with half tones. Red is not absolute, but includes just the right touch of blue and yellow to mellow it. The yellow does not scorch, it is slightly whitened, it has a patina.
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Re-Volt
LABEL NOIR X REBELLION
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Re-Volt Label Noir x Rebellion
Limited Edition 1/20
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Re-Volt Label Noir x Rebellion
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