KAWS has teamed up with the Swiss watch manufacturer Audemars Piguet (V-E-R-Y classy, should we mention), and this collaboration bore fruit in the form of (obviously) these fancy wristwatches. The timepiece unveils a tourbillon mechanism, which plays the part of the Companion’s heart and is coloured accordingly. The Companion himself is encased under the sapphire surface of the dial, as if he is staring at us from the depths of a Swiss lake (or a well filled with money one would need to buy it). The clock hands are replaced with triangular indicators on the bezel to avoid disturbing the composition, yet still indicate what time it is. Very mindful.Anyway, it wouldn’t be a KAWS case if it were too easy, would it? Aside from a social media teaser, the 11-meter inflatable Companion has found himself sitting peacefully at the headquarters of the timepiece manufacturer in Le Brassus, Switzerland.The installation fits seamlessly into the artist’s 'KAWS: HOLIDAY' tour, where colossal Companions have previously appeared in locations such as Shanghai and Indonesia. The Swiss village offers a lovely contrast to the modern shape of KAWS’s well-known character, even if, as always, one can find a tiny bit of old masterpieces in almost every KAWS posture. As Audemars Piguet clearly aims to reach the newest generation of wealth, those too young to invest their interest and money in haute horlogerie, this collaboration is a good message for that: the old and the new meet, and the meeting point is the rooftop of an old manufactory in an ancient village.The final (and the most alluring for us here) part of the collaboration is the newest figurine released by KAWS – a 18-inch replica of the HOLIDAY installation in Le Brassus, alongside the AP HQ building, made from walnut wood. The title for a toy is TIME TOGETHER: as any contemporary artist KAWS plays with words. The tranquility and warmth of the unusual material cannot speak louder; this is the free association of what one might imagine when thinking of a Swiss village. The radiant shade of wood, the comfy texture, and the composition that somehow reminds us of old wooden toys and dollhouses – despite the intentions of his collaborator, KAWS is subtly moving in the opposite direction, reaching for some nostalgic, earthy overtones. The question is: in real life are they reachable nowadays though, even in the most heavenly places, such as Switzerland?