The RJ X BATMAN VILLAINS are stealing the show at Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées for Batman’s 80th anniversary celebrations.

Paris, France (September , 2019) – Swiss watchmaker RJ will take part in Batman’s 80th anniversary celebrations in the newly opened Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées concept store in Paris. From the 2nd to the 22nd of September, fans will have the opportunity to meet two of the dark knight’s greatest nemeses under a new light with RJ’s collaboration watches with DC Comics, ARRAW Two-Face and ARRAW The Joker — and live to tell the tale. Creating the RJ X BATMAN VILLAINS collection came as a natural next step: after all, having arch-villains to protect the city from is Batman’s reason for being.

By joining forces with Warner Bros. Entertainment, one of the world’s biggest entertainment powerhouses, RJ combines high-horology and iconic characters of the world of DC Entertainment. This time, RJ channeled its dark side with the RJ X BATMAN VILLAINS. This collection was built on the global success of the previous Batman watches, the tour de force from the first collaboration between RJ and Warner Bros. dating back to 2014 for the 75th anniversary of Batman. Each limited to only 100 pieces, both the ARRAW The Joker and ARRAW Two-Face are the first collaboration watches to be presented in an ARRAW watch case.

“It is always exciting to combine high-horology and iconic concepts of pop culture, and to bring superheroes and infamous villains to life,” confides Marco Tedeschi, CEO and Creative Director of RJ. “The DC Villains have always appealed to audiences around the world for their evil brilliance and ability to shock and thrill. Joining in on the celebrations in Paris of the DC universe with the RJ X BATMAN VILLAINS is the perfect occasion to honor Batman’s 80th anniversary.”

This September, the city of Paris better light up the Bat-Signal because the Joker and Two-Face are coming to town.

ARRAW THE JOKER

The Joker chronograph, limited to only 100 pieces, is inspired by the criminal mastermind and perfectly reproduces the aesthetic of the comic strip villain.

Design cues from his flamboyant character appear through the watch, from his lethal razor-tipped playing cards to his striking facial make-up. The dial itself is a stylistic reinterpretation of the Joker’s face, with a finish that is intricately airbrushed to evoke the make-up of the Gotham villain.

Distinguishable thanks to the iconic rubber RJ BUMPERS™,  and neatly-shaped lugs, the 45 mm ARRAW case is crowned by a titanium bezel that is laser engraved with an intentionally chaotic Joker motif. The ARRAW hands are also uniquely stylized with playing card “Aces” at their tips. The back of the titanium case features a bold laser-engraved portrait of the Joker himself.

Every Joker watch comes with three interchangeable straps. Two are colorful alligator skin versions in bright green or purple with contrast stitching to match the Joker’s hair and clothing, and a third full-rubber black strap. They can be easily swapped by simultaneously pressing on the Batman logo-engraved screws on the watch lugs.

As part of the collectors’ edition, each watch comes with an exclusive deck of Joker playing cards.