Astronef Ob Chav Tourbillon Saib by Jean-Marie Schaller

Astronef Ob Chav Tourbillon Saib by Jean-Marie Schaller is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Kub in Tsim Khoom Dai Tes Competition Category.

KubKhoom Dai Tes· 2022

Astronef Ob Chav Tourbillon Saib

by Jean-Marie Schaller

Client: Louis Moinet

A' Design Award Kub Winner in Khoom Dai Tes Category

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The Design

About Astronef Ob Chav Tourbillon Saib

Astronef yog txais los ntawm ob tus poj koob yawm txwv kev paub-yuav ua li cas thiab muaj kev xav tsis thoob los tsim tus qauv tsim ntawm tag kis. Nws tus cwj pwm ua ke ua ke adrenaline thiab kev kos duab niaj hnub. Nws showcases tsis ntev los no qhia txog technology uas muaj ob tourbillons rotating nyob rau hauv opposite lus qhia ntawm kev kub ceev. Lawv hla txoj kev 18 zaug hauv ib teev thiab ua rau ob theem sib txawv. Qhov no muab lub neej rau cov animation ntxim nyiam, uas nthuav tawm ua ntej qhov xav tsis thoob. Nyob rau hauv tag nrho, rau lub ntsiab sib txawv yog nyob rau hauv cov lus tsa suab: ob satellite tourbillons rotating nyob ib ncig ntawm lub dial, nrog rau lawv ob lub tawb thiab lawv ob counterweights.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kub

Astronef Ob Chav Tourbillon Saib yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Kub, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib ib, zoo kawg nkaus thiab tshwj xeeb. Cov neeg yeej Kub yog cov khoom tsim tshiab heev, pom deb heev thiab ci ntsa iab uas qhia txog kev txawj ntse, kev txawj thiab lub zog ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Astronef Ob Chav Tourbillon Saib xav tias yuav yog ib qho kev tsim uas tau txais kev qhuas ntau, tsim kev nyiam tshiab thiab loj uas ua rau muaj nqi tsis tau muaj dua. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Kub no yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus thiab muaj kev hwm uas pab tau ntau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Astronef Ob Chav Tourbillon Saib ua rau muaj kev xav tau heev, txhawb kev mob siab, txhawb kev tsim tshiab thiab ua rau peb xav tsis thoob.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: ASTRONEF is a limited edition mechanical masterpiece presented by Ateliers Louis Moinet. Its character combines adrenaline and contemporary art. This creation unveils a complex dial, a super-light case and reveals a powerful mechanism: two tourbillons rotating in opposite directions at high speed.
Dimensions & Packaging: The dial is made from a plate measuring a total 0.6mm thick, from which 0.2 mm is then hollowed out to reveal the numerals and a rack, in order to create a depth effect facilitating readings. The
ensuing deep black DLC treatment creates a striking contrast with the rhodium plating and endows it with a two-tone hue. Finally, a circular satin-brushed finish is applied to instil it with undeniable strength of character. The curved crystal of ASTRONEF reveals the powerful mechanism and its power is accentuated by the lightness of its gold frame and sapphire container. This maximum transparency enables
observers to admire a unique sight. The technical construction of the case is unusual:
➢ a sapphire container mounted on an 18K gold frame
➢ openworked lugs and case middle
➢ a sapphire dome and its applied inner bezel ring
Tags: Tourbillon, Double Tourbillon, Space Tourbillon, ASTRONEF, Rotating Tourbillons
Production Technology: The mechanism devised by Jean-Marie Schaller is entirely original. Initially deemed impossible, its development required more than three years of research. Given the complexity of the technology
involved, the possibility of a successful outcome was even called into doubt after a year's research. Today, this construction is one of the most sophisticated in the field and requires the best possible
care devoted by a handful of exceptional watchmakers.
Design Challenge: The ASTRONEF mechanism required more than three years of research. Given its totally innovative character, its development was even considered impossible at various stages of research and almost discontinued. The fact that ASTRONEF was finally able to see the light of day was due to the concerted efforts of the finest watchmakers and engineers. The tourbillon cages are geometrically shaped. The weight of a cage is only 0.25 grams, in order to guarantee the correct speed through fine poising.
Each cage rotates in 60 seconds and requires perfect poising, which also relies on an 18K gold counterweight weighing 0.4 grams.
Inspiration: "Produce an excellent and curious effect": this maxim upheld by Louis Moinet (1848) was our starting point for designing ASTRONEF. The idea is to push back known limits, just as Louis Moinet did in his time – notably by inventing the chronograph in 1816. ASTRONEF propels us into the exclusive world of uncompromising modern watchmaking. It is heir to both ancestral know-how and an unyielding desire to create the design of tomorrow. Its character combines adrenaline and contemporary art. ASTRONEF adopts the technology developed for SPACE REVOLUTION, yet only the tourbillon specifically recalls their kinship
Project Duration: The ASTRONEF mechanism required more than three years of research.
Operation Flow: ASTRONEF showcases recently introduced technology involving two tourbillons rotating in opposite directions at high speed. They cross paths 18 times per hour (every 3 minutes and 20
seconds) and are built on two different levels.
This gives life to a captivating animation, which unfolds before the wondering gaze. In all, six distinct elements are in motion: two satellite tourbillons rotating around the dial, as well as their
two cages and their two counterweights.
ASTRONEF has been designed to instil a sense of movement, whatever the angle from which it is viewed. Fluid on the outside, original on the inside, it features an absolutely unique and distinctive
aesthetic.