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Logo & Identity, Digital Strategy & Kickstarter Campaign

Eugen Wegner Watches

The revival of a 123-year-old watch brand

Timeline
2018 - Ongoing
Client
DCWEW GmbH
Industry
Luxury Goods / Watches
Location
Germany
Eugen Wegner watch in a wooden box

The brief

This is the revival of a watch brand with 123 years of history: a great-great-great-grandson relaunching his family's respected but dormant name in German-made luxury men's watches.

For this crucial first launch we aimed the brand and marketing at watch lovers and enthusiasts, focusing on craftsmanship, design and identity to prove both the quality of the watches and their value as an investment.

Challenge

Luxury watches are a fiercely competitive market. Our job was to put forward the one thing no competitor can buy, 123 years of family watchmaking. Heritage alone doesn't sell a watch, so the visuals and messaging had to modernise the brand while honouring its history.

Research

Boutique luxury watches are mostly bought by enthusiasts as collector's pieces or investments. Entry-level luxury is hard to introduce too, since most buyers only know names like Rolex and Breitling.

Solution

We aimed the launch squarely at enthusiasts and invited them to see the proof for themselves: the meticulous craftsmanship and design inside every Eugen Wegner watch.

Eugen Wegner brochure with a watch on the wrist Eugen Wegner watch on a man's wrist Eugen Wegner Kickstarter thank-you card with three watches Watchmaker at work in the Eugen Wegner workshop Blue Eugen Wegner wax seal Eugen Wegner watch boxes Eugen Wegner team meeting Framed Eugen Wegner heritage photo

What we delivered

  • Logo & Identity Design
  • Creative Direction
  • Social Media Management
  • Watch Box Design
  • Expo Asset Design
  • Strategy Workshop
  • Launch Design
  • Kickstarter Campaign
  • Social Media Design
  • Print Design

The outcome

Eugen Wegner was 100% funded on Kickstarter, raising USD 250K in just 29 days. New investors have since come on board, with further expansion of the brand planned.

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