Obaku Catalogue (August 2014)

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feel the moment Life is in the moment, in a glimpse, in a watch. Depth, strength and elegance combined in an expression of simplicity. How do you actually do that? When it comes to design you turn to Scandinavia. When it comes to philosophy you turn to the Orient. When it comes to a watch you turn to Obaku.



Christian Mikkelsen

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Lau Lieng책rd Ruge


DANISH DE SIGNER WATCHE S Simple clean design may not be an art, but simple, clean design with harmony in all proportions is a delicate art which is only mastered by the most experienced and skilled designers.

A true designer watch The two Danes, Lau Lieng책rd Ruge and Christian Mikkelsen, are the creators behind every Obaku watch. Each watch has the name of its creator inscribed in the back case. Both designers have many years of experience creating minimalist watches for various brand names. Since 2007 they have been creating the Obaku watches and time after time they manage to come up with new and beautiful contemporary designs. They are continually striving for perfection and improving their designs within the framework of the minimalist design values. Obaku watches are designed to be subtly and confidently beautiful.

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ladies watches


V168 Ladies size: Ă˜ 28 mm

new model

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V172 Ladies size: w27 x h29 mm

new model

danish watch design by lau lieng책rd ruge

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V153 Ladies size: Ă˜ 26 mm

new model

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V149 Ladies size: Ă˜ 32 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V129 Ladies size: Ă˜ 26 mm danish watch design by lau liengĂĽrd ruge

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V129 Ladies size: Ă˜ 26 mm danish watch design by lau liengĂĽrd ruge

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V149 Ladies

V146 Ladies

size: Ă˜ 32 mm

size: Ă˜ 26 mm

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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Simplicity never goes out of style model v146lcimc

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GOOD DE SIGN IS WOR TH KEEPING Within the Danish design history, many famous works of art and design have evolved. Perhaps one of the most famous Danish designs is the opera house in Sydney. Even though this was created many years ago, the building still looks as if it could have been designed yesterday. This is the secret to the success of the simplicity found in the Danish design heritage. The designs will look as contemporary tomorrow as they do today. “For me the important thing is to produce a design that stands the test of time. I am no fan of quick-fire, flavour-of-the-month solutions. I want to really get to grips with a design, and focus my energy on bringing it to fruition,” says Obaku designer, Lau Liengård Ruge, at the same time admitting that he is an incorrigible perfectionist.

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V158 Ladies size: Ă˜ 34 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V158 Ladies size: Ă˜ 34 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V165Ladies size: Ă˜ 32 mm

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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feel the moment


V166Ladies size: Ă˜ 29 mm

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V167 Ladies size: Ă˜ 32 mm

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V161 Ladies

V162 Ladies

size: Ă˜ 28 mm

size: Ă˜ 32 mm

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen


V130 Ladies size: Ă˜ 24,1 mm danish watch design by lau liengĂĽrd ruge

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V159 Ladies size: w 13,5/14,2 x h 44 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V137 Unisex size: w 38 x h42 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V120 Ladies

V110 Ladies

size: w 20.1 - h 29.1 mm

size: Ă˜ 24,5 mm

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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ZEN BY NATURE The idea that there should be a sense of calm and balance in the items we use to adorn ourselves is what gave birth to the Obaku collection. In Asia, Zen philosophies have given rise to a natural simplicity – in both thought and act. Obaku takes its name from a branch of Zen philosophy and has created a universe characterized by a sense of calm, free from all superfluous details. In the Danish design heritage there is a long tradition featuring functionality and simplicity. Obaku has inherited the best from both these cultures and has blended the simplicity of thought with the simplicity of design.

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V150 Ladies size: w 18 x h 44 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V155 Ladies

V156 Ladies

size: w 28 x h 40 mm

size: w 20 x h 41.80 mm

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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slim & pair watches


V133 Gents & Ladies size: Ø 38 mm / Ø 28 mm danish watch design by lau liengård ruge

ultra slim

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V123 Gents & Ladies size: Ă˜ 38 mm / 28,5 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

ultra slim

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V143 Gents & Ladies size: Ă˜ 40 mm / 38 mm / 32 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V102 Ladies & Gents size: w 26,9 - h 29 mm / w 34 mm - h 36 mm danish watch design by lau lieng책rd ruge

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OBAKU CIRCLE OF LIFE The Obaku logo is inspired by the Zen calligraphic circle of life, also know as the Enso, which in Japanese means ‘circle’. It symbolizes strength, elegance and the universe and is an ‘expression of the moment’. The calligraphic Enso refers to a moment when the mind is free to simply let the body and spirit create. In short it symbolizes everything an Obaku watch is.

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gents watches


V175 Gents

new model

size: Ă˜ 38 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V171 Gents

new model

size: Ă˜ 40 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V170 Gents

new model

size: Ă˜ 40 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V169 Gents

new model

size: Ă˜ 40 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V153 Gents size: Ă˜ 42 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V157 Gents

size: Ă˜ 43 mm

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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V124 Gents

V134 Chronograph

size: Ă˜ 41,5 mm

size: w 40 x h 52.8 mm 5 ATM water resistant

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

danish watch design by christian mikkelsen


V100 Gents size: Ă˜ 38 mm danish watch design by christian mikkelsen

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Genuine leather strap

Highest grade hand-polished stainless steel

High precision Japanese quartz movement

Ultra slim design


THE BE S T CR AF TSMANSHIP All cases, buckles and bracelets are made in the best solid stainless steel material. The steel is made in Japan and all cases are carefully hand polished by the best craftsmanship standards. Watches that are black, brown, gold or rose-gold are coated with a titanium coating, which is the most advanced technique for long-lasting coatings. The gold coating is a mixture of titanium and gold which is merged with the stainless steel base material in a fusion process in a vacuum chamber. Every Obaku watch with a strap is naturally genuine leather. Several versions are assembled in multiple layers which gives the straps a rich structure and identity. Japanese high-precision quartz movements make the watches tick and every watch is vacuum tested up to at least a 3 ATM pressure, depending on the model.

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full watch collection

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V172 size: w21,8 x 22,3 mm

ladies collection new model

v172LEVNMN

V168 size: Ø 23,9 mm

new model

v168 LEVNRN

v168 LECIRB

v168 LEGGRX

v153LXCIMC

v153LXGGMG

V153 size: Ø 22 mm

new model

v153LXVNMN

v153LXVWMV

V167 size: Ø 32 mm

64 v167lxcimc

v167lxgimg

v167lxvnmn

v172LECIMC

v172LEGGMG

v172LEVWMV


V166 size: Ø 29 mm

v166LXVNMN

v166LXCIMC

v166LXGIMG

v166LXGIRB

v166LXCIRB

V165 size: Ø 32 mm

v165lxvnmn

v165lxcimc

v165lxgimg

v165lxgirb

v165lxcirb

V163 size: Ø 28 mm

gents versions - page 75

v163LECIRB

v163LECIMC

V162 size: Ø 32 mm

65 v162LXCIMC

v162LXGIMG

v162LXVNMV


V159 size: w 13,5 x h 44 mm

V161 size: Ø 28 mm

v161LXCIMC

v161LXGIMG

v161LXVNMV

v158 LEVWMV

v158legimg

v159lxgimg

v159lxcimc

v159leabrb

v159legirw

V158 size: Ø34 mm

new

VERSION

v158levnmn

v158lecimc

v158lecirb

V156 size: w 20 x h 41,80 mm

v156lxgbrb v156lgbrb

v156lxcirb v156lcirb

v156lxcirw v156lcirw

v155lxkbrb v155labrb1

v155lgirw

v156lxvirw v156lvirw

v156lxcimc v156lcimc

V155 size: w 28 x h 40 mm

66 v155lxvirw v155lvirw

v155lxabrb v155labrb

v156lxggmg v156lggmg

v158legirb

v158legirw


V150 size: w 18 x h 44 mm

v150lxabrb v150labrb

v150lxkbrb v150labrb1

v150lxgirw v150lgirw

v150lxvwrw v150lvwrw

V149 size: Ø 32 mm

v149lxviro

v149lxgirb v149lgirb

v149lxgirw v149lgirw

v149lxcirb v149lcirb

v149lxciry

v149lxvvmv v149lvvmv

v149lxvnrn v149lvnrn

v149lxggmg v149lggmg

v149lxvwrw v149lvwrw

v149lxaimc v149laimc

v149 LXVNMN

v149lxcimc v149lcimc

V143 size: Ø 32 mm

gents versions - page 76

67 v143lxcwmc v143lcwmc

v143lxvvmv v143lvvmv

v143lxgwrw v143lgwrw

v143lxcwrb v143lcwrb


V146 size: Ø 27 mm

new

VERSION

v146LXVNRN

v146lxgirb v146lgirb

v146lxgirr v146lgirr

v146lxcimc v146lcimc

v146lxggmg v146lggmg

v146LXGIMC

v146lecirw v146lcirw2

v146legirw v146lgirw1

v146levwrw v146lvwrw

v146lxgirw v146lgirw

v146lxcirb v146lcirb

v146LXVWMV

v146lecimc v146lcimc2

v142lcisc

v142lcbsc

v142lbbsb

V142 size: w 24 x h 29,7x mm

gents versions - page 77

v142lgisg

v146leggmg

v146lcirw

v146lxciry

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v146legbmg v146lgbmg2

v146lxviro

V140 size: Ø 34 mm

v146lecirb v146lcirb1

gents versions - page 77

v146legirb v146lgirb2

v140lbbsb


V139 size: w 28 x h 28 mm

gents versions - page 78

v139lcisc

v139lgisg

v139lbbsb

v139lbbrb

v139lcirb

v139lgirw

V137 size: w 38 x h 42 mm

v137ufgirw v137ugirw2

v137ufcbrb v137ucbrb2

V136 size: w 18,4 x h 34 mm

v136lcirb

v136lgirw

V135 size: Ă˜ 29,6 mm

69 v135lgirw

v135lcirb

v135lgirb


V133 size: Ø 23/28 mm

v133legwsg v133lgwsg3

v133lecwsc v133lcwsc3

v133lcirb

v133ltirb

v133lcisc

v133lcbsc

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v133sxgimg v133sgimg

v133ltbst TITANIUM

v133lxcimc v133lcimc

TITANIUM

v133SXTIMJ v133STIMJ - TITANIUM

v133lbbsb

v133sxcimc v133scimc

v133stirb

v133stbrb

TITANIUM

TITANIUM

v133lxggmg v133lggmg

v133scisc

v133LXTIMJ v133LXGIMC v133LTIMJ - TITANIUM

gents versions - page 79


V130 size: Ø 24,1 mm

v130 LXVWMV

V130LXGGMG V130LGGMG

V130LXCIMC V130LCIMC

V130LBBMB

V130LXGIRB V130LGIRB

V130LXCIRB V130LCIRB

V129 size: Ø 26 mm

v129 LXVNMN

v129 LXCIRY

v129 LXGIMC

v129 LXCIMC v129 LCIMC

v129 LXVVMV v129 LVVMV

v129 LECIMC v129 LCIMC 3

v129 LXVIRO

v129 LXGGMG v129 LGGMG

v129 LEGGMG v129 LGGMG3

v129 LXVWRW v129 LVWRW

v129 LEGIRW v129 LGIRW 3

v129 LXGIRW v129 LGIRW

v129 LXVNRN v129 LVNRN

v129 LECIRB v129 LCIRB3

V123 size: Ø 28,5 mm

V127 size: w 21 x h 35,8mm

V123 LXGIMG V123 LGIMG

V123 LXTJMJ V123 LTJMJ TITANIUM

V123 LXBBMB V123 LBBMB

gents versions - page 80

V123 LXCIMC V123 LCIMC

v129 LXCIRB v129 LCIRB

v127lggmg

v127lbbmb

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V120 size: w 20,1 x 29,1 mm

v120lxgirr v120lgirr

v120lxgirb v120lgirb

v120lxgirw v120lgirw

v120lxcirw v120lcirw

v120lxcirb v120lcirb

V110 size: Ă˜ 24,5 mm

v110lxgbrb v110lgbrb

v110lxgirb v110lgirb

v110lxgirr v110lgirr

v110lxvwrw v110lvwrw

v110lxgirw v110lgirw

v110lxcirr v110lcirr

v110lxcirb v110lcirb

v110lxcirw v110lcirw

v102lxbbmb v102lbbmb

v102lccrb

v102lxccrw v102lccrw

V102 size: w 26,9 x h 29 mm

gents versions - page 80

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v102lxccmc v102lccmc

v102lxggmg v102lggmg

v102lxgbmb v102lgbmb


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V175 size: Ø 35 mm

gents collection new model v175gmvbmb

V171 size: Ø 35,8 mm

new model v171gmvbmb

v171gmcbmc

v171gmcbrb

v171gmcirn

V170 size: Ø 35,3 mm

new model

v170gmvbmb

v170gmcbmc

V169 size: Ø 34,x mm

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new model

v169gdcimc

v169gdcbrb

v169gdcirn

v175gmcbmc

v175gmcbrb

v175gmcirn


V157 size: Ø 40 mm

ladies versions - page 65 v163gdcimc

v163gdcirb

V157 size: Ø 43 mm

v157gmcbrb

v157gmcirn

v157gmcbmc

v157gmbbmb

v157gmvbmb

V153 size: Ø 42 mm

v153gdbbrb v153gbbrb

v153gdvnrn v153gvnrn

v153gdcbrb v153gcbrb

v153gdcirb v153gcirb

v153gdcirn v153gcirn

v153GDGWRB

75 v153gdvbmb

v153gdtjmj

v153gdcimc


V151 size: Ø 41,5 mm

v151GBBSB

v151GCBSC

v151GCISC

V147 size: Ø 42 mm

v147gbbsb

v147gcbsc

v147gcwsc

v145ucbmc

v145ucisc

v147gbbsb1

v147gcbsc1

v147gcwsc1

V145 size: w 36 x h 45 mm

v145ubbmb

V143 size: Ø 40 mm ladies versions - page 67

v143gxcwrw v143gcwrw

v143gxcirn v143gcirn

v143gxcirb v143gcirb

v143gxbbrb v143gbbrb

v143gxgbrb v143ggbrb

v143gxgwrb v143ggwrb

v143gxcwmc v143gcwmc


V142 size: h 37 x w 42,8 mm

ladies versions - page 68

v142gcisc

v142gcbsc

v142gbbsb

V141 size: Ø 41 mm

v141gcbmc

v141gcirb

V140 size: Ø 40 mm v140gcbsc

v140gcisc

v140gbbsb

v140gtjst

ladies versions - page 68

TITANIUM

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V139 size: w 38 x h 38 mm

v139ggisg

v139gcbsc

v139gbbsb

v139gbbrb

v139gcirb

v139gcirw

v139ggirb

ladies versions - page 69

V134 size: w 40 x h 52,8mm

v134gbbmb

v134gdvbmb v134gvbmb

v134gcbmc

v134gcimc

V134 size: Ă˜ 43,4 mm

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v132xcimc

v132xcirn

v132xbbrb

v134gwmc2

v134gbbmb2


v133xbbmb

v133xtbrb

v133xtirb

TITANIUM

TITANIUM

v133gtirb

v133gtbrb

TITANIUM

TITANIUM

v133gbbsb

v133gcbsc

v133gcisc

v133gdcbrb v133gcbrb

v133gdcirb v133gcirb

v133gcirw

V133 size: Ø 38/41 mm

v133gdcimc v133gcimc

v133GDGIMC

v133gclmc

v133gcbmc

v133gdbbmb v133gbbmb

ladies versions - page 70

V126 size: w 37 x h 43,5 mm

V124 size: Ø 41,5 mm

79 v126GCIMC

v124GBBMB

v124GCIMC1


V123 size: Ø 38 mm

V123 GDBBMB V123 GBBMB

new

V123 GDCIMC V123 GCIMC

V123 GDGIMG V123 GGIMG

V123 GDTJMJ V123 GTJMJ - TITANIUM

ladies versions - page 71

new

VERSION

VERSION

v102gdvbmb

v102gcbmc

v102gdtjmj v102gtjmj - TITANIUM

v102gdbbmb v102gbbmb

v102gdgbmb v102ggbmb

v102gdggmg v102gggmg

v102gdccmc v102gccmc

V102 size: w 34 x h 36mm

v102gvirw

v102gcbrb

v102gcirn

v102gdtjmj v102gtjmj - TITANIUM

v102gdvnrn v102gvnrn

ladies versions - page 72

V100 size: Ø 38 mm

80 v100gcirn

v100gcirb

v100gbbrb

v100gcimc

v100gbbmb


s p e c i f i c at i o n s hand polished stainless steel or titanium cases, buckles and bracelets All cases, buckles and bracelets are made in either titanium or the best solid stainless steel material for watch manufacturing. The fine 316L steel is made in Japan and all cases are carefully hand polished by the best craftsmanship standards.

glass All glass is mineral glass that has undergone special hardening procedures to ensure maximum crack resistance.

movements All watches are assembled with original high quality movements made in Japan with the highest precision.

ecological movements Most models are equipped with special environmentally friendly movements. The movements use a SPRON Battery which is a silver oxide battery free of mercury and lead. By applying a high precision anode using a surface process technology and new material for the cathode, silver and lead are completely removed from the battery. The movement can also use ordinary batteries.

coatings All watches in gold or black are coated with a titanium coating which is the newest and most advanced technique for long lasting coatings. The gold coating is a mixture of titanium and gold which is merged with the stainless steel base material in a fusion process in a vacuum chamber.

water resistance

straps

gift boxes

All straps are made in genuine leather and several versions are assembled in multiple layers which gives the straps a rich structure and identity.

The gift box for the Obaku Denmark watches is a sculpture in itself. It supports the entire concept of the Obaku philosophy of harmony and minimalist design. The box is designed by Lau Liengaard Ruge.

All watches are at least 3ATM water resistant and have been individually tested. The watches are not suitable for diving or swimming.

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