Bronzu Edizione Limitata · 2021
Monza Funzione Primaria: Orologiu à pendulu da tavulinu
by Alessandro Rigotto and Enrico Ferraris
- A' Design Award di Bronzu 2021 in Edizione Limitata
- CLIENT: Meccaniche Orologi Milano s.r.l.
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 21,390
- Verification code A725638FBF · Verify this award
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About Monza Funzione Primaria: Orologiu à pendulu da tavulinu
Testu di u Libru: Monza hè un orologiu meccanicu à pendulu da tavulinu cù un muvimentu scheletru visibile. U disegnu si riferisce à e forme è i mutivi di l'anni 1970, chì anu datu à st'orologiu un aspettu simile à un radiatore. Duie dische di vetru cristallu induritu, cù boccole in acciaghju inox saldate, rimpiazanu e piastre metalliche impiegate in l'orologi tradiziunali, in modu chì u meccanisimu resti sempre visibile. U muvimentu à molla combina un ingranaghju planetariu, un scappamentu "deadbeat" è cuscinetti à sfere, offrendu una riserva di carica di 15 ghjorni. A cassa in legnu massicciu cromatu hè ricuperta esternamente di coghju cusgitu à manu, è internamente d'Alcantara.
About the A' Design Award di Bronzu
Monza Funzione Primaria: Orologiu à pendulu da tavulinu hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu, una ricunniscenza assai prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni eccellenti chì si distinguenu per a creatività, l'ingegnu è l'acutezza. I vincitori di Bronzu sò artefatti largamente abili è sorprendentemente creativi chì autenticanu a vasta sperienza, l'imaginazione è l'ingegnosità di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Monza Funzione Primaria: Orologiu à pendulu da tavulinu sia un oggettu assai apprezzatu, ammiratu è caru, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è innuvatore. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu incorpora e migliori pratiche di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia è hè eccellente per l'attinzione à i detaglii. Monza Funzione Primaria: Orologiu à pendulu da tavulinu suddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i disideri, incanta i sentimenti è chjama a curiusità.
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- Unique Properties
- The design of Monza finds its echo in the forms, motifs from the 70s which led to the creation of a radiator-like timekeeper. The remarkable feature of this clock compared to the classical ones is that the metal plates are substituted with 2 hardened crystal glass discs with welded stainless bushes on them. This technique gives a possibility to expose the beauty of the skeleton mechanism. Mould-breaking transgressive case shape has rejected all limits that traditional manufacturing usually faces
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Type: Mechanical spring-driven pendulum
Movement: Planetary gearing and Graham deadbeat escapement
Power reserve: 15 days
Width 675mm x Depth 200mm x Height 420 mm - Tags
- clock, skeletonclock, luxurydesign, lifestyle, clockart, madeinitaly, italiandesign, clockmaker
- Production Technology
- Designed, manufactured and assembled in MOM’s company workshop. The core element of Monza, the movement, sets on hardened crystal glass plates that together represent an integral union. All brass gears are hand mirror polished and afterwards Rhodium plated. It was decided to use stainless steel for the columns, arbors and pinions which later underwent hand mirror polishing. Instead of the classical rubies, Monza runs on the hermetically closed ball bearings which reduce the friction and guarantee better and smoother clockwork. By using the chromed solid wood for the case wings the timepiece significantly lost in weight. The wooden case is covered by hand-sewn red leather outside and black Alcantara inside in order to absorb the beat noise.
- Design Challenge
- Since its extreme curves and acute angles required new standards and techniques in order to obtain a complete, milled and finished case it turned out to be problematic to find a supplier who would not feel intimidated in front of such a task and whose services would not cost a fortune.
- Research
- The research target is to reinvent one of the traditional products par excellence in a modern way.
Our goal was to build a pendulum clock that integrates perfectly with the modern taste of furnishing spaces while maintaining the charm of traditional mechanical clocks. - Inspiration
- The inspiration came from the 70s, which meant living in a constant state of awe and wonder: the supersonic jets flew through air and space; a new kind of Italian supercars looked as if they could break the sound barrier. A period in which the aerodynamic principles were just beginning to put down roots in the field of automotive design. The boxy, carriage-like shapes of previous decades were blending into something more streamlined.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2020 and finished in January 2021 in the hinterland of Milan.
- Operation Flow
- Monza is a mechanical 15-day spring-driven pendulum skeleton clock with an epicyclical train.
- Image Credits
- Meccaniche Orologi Milano s.r.l.
