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A Heritage Watch Brand's Modern Revival
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Challenge

How do you capture the essence of a beloved 1960s watch brand in contemporary visual language? This Hong Kong cultural icon needed a brand identity that could honor its heritage as a symbol of accessible style while elevating its position in today's luxury market. The challenge lay in translating decades of cultural significance into a modern visual narrative that would resonate with collectors.

Solution

We crafted a brand revival that walks the line between memory and modernity. Using imagery to create dreamlike interpretations of vintage lifestyle moments, this surreal approach perfectly captures the essence of remembered glamour in our modern world. Typography, color palettes, and graphic elements were carefully curated to evoke vintage aesthetics while appealing to modern tastes. The brand architecture allows flexibility across collectors' editions while maintaining a cohesive narrative of heritage luxury.

Services

Brand Identity
Packaging
Web & Digital

Sector

Retail

Year

2023

Location

Hong Kong

Credits

Jasmine Yuen

Website

https://www.octo-time.com/
Testimonial

"Working with Kith&Kin has been a joy. The team has been super helpful, thoughtful, and the designs always deliver. I think it says a lot when our meetings were some of the more enjoyable meetings. Of course, the results speak for themselves too."

SK Chong
Founder

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