Continuing the renewal of its iconic Admiral collection, CORUM presents three new interpretations at Geneva Watch Days 2026. Ceramic enters the collection for the first time: a titanium blue version; a second, two-tone, enriched with 5N gold; and a third, skeletonised, dressed in anthracite ceramic for a more urban character. Three creations that perfectly embody the Maison’s sport-chic credentials.
All-Ceramic: A First for the Admiral
Born in 1960 and reinvented in its most iconic design in 1983, the Admiral has always combined horological rigour with a nautical spirit. With the new generation unveiled in April 2026, CORUM completely rethought the language of its icon: the pennants, historic symbols of the collection, are now integrated into a trapezoidal index design, accompanied by a fully in-house movement and an integrated bracelet – a first in the model's history.
Lighter on the wrist than the original steel watches and scratch-resistant, it is perfectly suited to the Admiral's sporting character – without relinquishing any of its elegance.
“Ceramic brings the Admiral all the performance of a contemporary material. It is an exacting material – unforgiving. These three new timepieces embody everything CORUM is in the process of becoming again: a precision manufacture, faithful to its heritage. A material that fully reflects the spirit we want this collection to stand for – sporting, precise, high-performing and built to last.”
– Haso Mehmedovic, Chairman & CEO of CORUM.
An In-House Calibre and an Integrated Bracelet
Housed in a 39 mm case, the collection is powered by a calibre developed entirely with Concepto, the movement manufacture owned by CORUM. It comes in two versions: the CO231 calibre and its skeletonised variant, the CO232. The self-winding movement, which beats at 4 Hz (28,800 vph), offers a full three-day power reserve. The CO231 comprises 172 components, while the skeletonised CO232 comprises 181.
Visible through a sapphire caseback, the movement reveals refined decoration: satin-brushed surfaces, polished bevels and a grained mainplate, together with a gilded, grained rotor engraved with “The Key of Time Since 1955” and bearing the CORUM Key at its centre.
On the skeletonised version, the openworked movement is paired with the simplicity of just hours, minutes and seconds – for a clean read that allows light to play across the calibre’s architecture.
The same attention extends to the bracelet. Integrated for the first time in the Admiral's history, it does away with lugs to allow the bracelet to flow seamlessly from the case. Its five links create a precise balance: a satin-brushed centre link, framed by two polished links, themselves bordered by two finer satin-brushed links. A subtle interplay of proportions and finishes that reveals the bracelet’s singular presence.
Unveiled at Geneva Watch Days 2026, the three new ceramic Admiral watches mark the next step in the renewal of one of CORUM's most emblematic collections.
