Trading Easter Eggs for chocolate watches: Rotary makes its TV debut
Artisan Paul Wayne Gregory creates a giant Rotary Greenwich Timepiece replica from Chocolate for C4's Extreme Chocolate Makers
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Last week, Rotary made its TV debut on the Channel 4 show, Extreme Chocolate Makers. The new series follows chocolatiers from around the UK as they tackle tricky builds and complicated commissions in an attempt to deliver a little bit of chocolate heaven.
Ahead of its 125th birthday, Rotary commissioned Paul Wayne Gregory, of the TV show, to create a griant-sized replica of one of their most popular watches. The Greenwich timepiece, is a particularly challenging feat in chocolatiering- with its skeletal detailing and intricately detailed face.
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Paul, who creates bespoke chocolate commissions for a living, has crafted everything from people to garments from chocolate. Speaking on his collaboration with rotary, he says:
“I was honoured when Rotary watches asked me to recreate a giant chocolate watch for its celebration event. A 40kg chocolate watch of this proportion would usually take a month to construct, the time frame was tight at just a week but I did it. I was really pleased with the end result, it’s amazing what you can achieve when you put your mind to it”
The giant chocolate watch is the show stopping piece un-veiled at an event preceding the 125 year celebrations to take place in 2020. In addition to the giant chocolate masterpiece, Paul also produced chocolate life size replicas of a Rotary Oxford dial & case for the team to sample and delight over during the event celebrations.
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