21 Feb
Only 99 of the highly exclusive Swiss timepieces to be made

We’ve covered a lot of the outlandish space-oriented creations from watchmaker Romain Jerome in the past (including various iterations of his Space Invaders Watch), and his new Spacecraft watch does not deviate from his M.O. The handbuilt luxury timepiece was made in collaboration with Manuel Emch, Eric Giroud and Jean-Marc Wiederrecht and features a retro-futuristic PVC-coated […]


We’ve covered several of Romain Jerome’s outlandish timepiece creations before (like the $17,900 PAC-MAN wristwatch, or the similar Space Invaders version). Now Romain is similarly reaching back to his 80s pop roots, this time tapping seminal automotive culture from that bygone decade. Taking cues from the short-lived but ultimately iconic DeLorean DMC-12 car, Jerome has designed […]


2 Jul
Watch made from fragments of Apollo 11 & actual moon rocks

The release of the original ‘Space Invaders’ arcade game caused a shortage of Yen when it was first released in Japan 1978. Switzerland-based watch designer Romain Jerome was an active participant in that epic arcade frenzy, and his latest innovation is this limited edition blue version of his previous ‘Space Invaders watch which we’ve previously […]


An assembly of Tetris shapes as opposed to an assemblage, there is nothing sexually alluring about these photographs. Despite what Lana Del Rey may have you believe there is absolutely nothing reproductive about video games — although Pacman may be debatable. Hamburg-based Patrick Runte has created a new series of photographs called Jump N’ Run. They […]


22 Jun
Romain Jerome & Taito's limited edition 78-piece arcade watch

The Swiss luxury watch brand Romain Jerome collaborates with Taito Corporation — the company that brought you Space Invaders — to present two limited edition watches paying tribute to the seminal arcade game released in the late 1970s. The Romain Jerome brand was born by the inspiration to pay “tribute to iconic legends of the […]


17 May
Esteemed French silversmiths collaborate with esteemed French street artist

Esteemed French silversmiths Christofle collaborated with esteemed French street artist Space Invader to create this silver pendent. Although intended for a necklace, Christofle suggest you can toss it on your luggage, or accessorize any random object with it — much like Space Invader throws up his tile mosaics on most unusual locations. It will set […]


13 Apr
Frogger, Space Invaders and Donkey Kong get their ravage on

This video is just too rad for words. Sure, others have played aplenty with 8bit art, but the execution of this Pixels video is immaculate, and I love the ingenuity of Frogger, Space Invaders, Tetris, Arkanoid and of course Donkey Kong wreaking havoc on the fair denizens of New York City (did you catch the […]