Corum is a relative new comer to the Swiss Watch industry ? it was founded in 1956 by Gaston Ries and Rene Bannwart (a designer from Omega). From the beginning, Corum set out to only produce watches that were both unusual and extravagant. The company was sold to Severin Wunderman (the man who built the Gucci watch business to enormous size and then sold it back to Gucci) in the year 2000. Corum continues to set itself apart from other companies with it?s ability to make odd and unusual creations.