Restrepo Automatic Watch Collection by Restrepo Watches

Restrepo Automatic Watch Collection by Restrepo Watches is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Watch Design Competition Category.

IronWatch· 2023

Restrepo Automatic Watch Collection

by Restrepo Watches

Client: Restrepo et Fils

A' Design Award Winner in Watch Category

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The Design

About Restrepo Automatic Watch Collection

Restrepo is a collection of five automatic chronograph wristwatches. The case shape is elliptical, inspired by the elliptical orbits of the planets described by the Kepler laws. Each wristwatch is built around an automatic Valjoux movement and a case in 316L stainless steel with a sapphire crystal and an open case back. Three finishes are offered: steel, blue and gold. The dials are enamel and the straps are made of vulcanised rubber. Water resistance is rated at 5 ATM. The elliptical form is intended to offer an alternative to established round shapes.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award

Restrepo Automatic Watch Collection is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Restrepo Automatic Watch Collection is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Restrepo Automatic Watch Collection is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.

Image Analysis

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Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: After being Art Director and Founder of several groups of design I decided to work for myself and grow my creative Accessories Brand. The beginning follows one of my addictions: The watches and time pieces.
Dimensions & Packaging: Chronograph. Valjoux mvmnt -Automatic. Stainless steel 316L-Saphire-Open on the back- 3 finishings-Steel-Blue -Gold- 5 ATM-
Tags: watches, automatic, creative, path, and challenging, shape,.
Production Technology: Chronograph. Valjoux mvmnt -Automatic. Stainless steel 316L-Saphire-Open on the back- 3 finishings-Steel-Blue -Gold- 5 ATM-dials enamel - straps in Rubber R vulcanised
Design Challenge: Inrtroducing a new shape and a model far from the established Rolex and other Brands. But related to a vey deep history.
Research: I am a fa,n amateur of watches since my youth
Inspiration: The real start of this project is the curve and the shape of the planets in the Universe that are in fact not round but elliptical as the movements referring the Kepler rules. So to make a new way of exploration I decided after some travels in Concord from Paris to NY, to rehabilitate the elliptical shapes for timepieces. Ignoring at this time that so many famous Brands had used that shape on the 70'S.
Project Duration: Project started in 2020 and after 1 year we have produce a collection of 5 models .
Operation Flow: All our watches are produced with an AA grade quality elements. All genuine design and bespoke creativity
Team Members: Federico Restrepo
JinPing Restrepo