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Neon signs may be fast disappearing, but that hasn’t stopped others from taking inspiration from them. Wu Chi Kai, one of the last neon sign-makers in Hong Kong, tells us how his craft has inspired Roger Dubuis to release a neon-inspired luxury watch.
Walking down the main streets of Mongkok or Tsim Sha Tsui in the 1980s and ’90s, it was hard to miss the heady burst of colour from the neon signs that hung above one’s head. The densely packed signs, in all shapes and sizes – some so large they were several storeys high – illuminated the streets, washing the pavements and stalls below in their glow. It was almost as if one were walking through Hong Kong’s busiest streets while wearing coloured glasses.