Jupiter Elekere by Dabi Robert is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo in Nhazi Ọla Ịchọ Mma Competition Category.

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Jupiter Elekere

by Dabi Robert

Client: Ziiiro

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo Winner in Ọla Ịchọ Mma Category

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The Design

About Jupiter Elekere

N'ime elekere Jupita, oghere nchara na-akpụgharị n'ọwa mmiri a na-etinye n'ụzọ hydraulic, nke ejiri ike ndọta jide ya. A na-etinye ọkpụkpọ oku nke yiri ifegharị n'ime iko kristal nwere convex, nke na-egbochi akụkụ ahụ ịpụ n'ụzọ ha. Otu iko dome na-ekpuchi mpaghara elekere n'elu na-atụgharị n'ime mkpuchi igwe anaghị agba nchara n'enweghị nsogbu. Na mwepụ nke azuokokoosisi a na-ahụ anya, aka elekere ma ọ bụ akara, ọ nweghị ihe ga-adọpụ uche na mpaghara na-akọwa oge. N'agbanyeghị enweghị aka elekere a na-ahụ anya, a na-eji mmegharị quartz a na-emekarị iji chụpụ ihe ngosi oge mbara ala.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo

Jupiter Elekere meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa mbụ, dị ịtụnanya ma pụtara ìhè. Ndị meriri na Ọlaedo bụ ihe e kere eke dị oke ọhụrụ, nwere ọhụụ ma na-egbu maramara nke na-egosipụta ọgụgụ isi, amamihe na nka nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Jupiter Elekere ga-abụ ihe e mepụtara kacha enweta otuto, na-edu ọnọdụ ma bụrụ ihe ncheta nke na-enye uru na-adịbeghị mgbe ọ bụla. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo bụ ọrụ dị ebube, a na-asọpụrụ nke na-erite uru buru ibu ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Jupiter Elekere na-eweta mmetụta ọchịchọ siri ike, na-akpali agụụ, na-akwado nzụlite ihe ma na-adọrọ anyị adọrọ.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This minimal timepiece uses a conventional watch movement to drive a unique planetary watch face. Hours and minutes are shown by little steel spheres that are moving inside circular channels of the hydraulic pressed dial, which is inset into the convex shaped crystal glass. There is no visible stem or watch hand. The glass dome covers the whole front facing area of the watch and creating interesting light reflections.
Dimensions & Packaging: Casing Material: 316L stainless steel, sandblasted
Case Size Thickness: 14.0 mm, Width: 41 mm
Case Back: 316L Stainless steel, matte, screwed on case back
Hands: Stainless steel spheres
Watch dial: Convex shaped by hydraulic press, sandblasted polishing
Crown: at 3 Hour Position
Strap: Width 20 mm, 316L stainless steel Milanese mesh
Movement: Swiss Ronda 502 (Far east manufactured)
Glass: Concave polished hardened mineral crystal
Battery: SR920SW
Water Resistant: 5 ATM
Tags: watch, wrist watch, ziiiro, time, magnets, jupiter, spheres
Production Technology: Compared to traditional watches, the Jupiter watch uses an additional layer of hydraulic pressed brass above the dial to separate its' time indicators from the movement. Little steel spheres are placed into these pressed rails and pulled by magnets underneath this layer. Crystal glass is being sanded into a deep convex shape and placed above the visible part of the dial, so that the steel spheres are being trapped between glass and dial. The magnets themselves are being powered by a conventional Swiss Ronda quartz watch movement.
Design Challenge: This project started with a foil that can visualise magnetic fields. We prototyped a watch using this foil as watch face and moving magnets underneath. The magnets produce a darker trail when they move along. After further experiments using iron powder, the final design of the Jupiter watch combines the visual appearance of magnetic trails with a more straightforward way of incorporating magnets while ensuring good readability and timeless design.
Research: ZIIIRO is all about unique ways of telling the time. We are aware that the purpose of a traditional wrist watch has evolved from time teller into a status symbol or accessory for expressing one's personality and fashion style. In order to figure out the fashion part, we exhibited at the Berlin fashion week 4 times, where we could get feedback from all over the world. After additional market research by making polls and looking at our customer base, we discovered that a large portion of our fans is affiliated to the creative industry. Since being creative is our credo, it shows that we are doing something right.
Inspiration: I had the very first idea of a magnetic watch when I stumbled upon flux detector foil, a thin film than can visually detect magnetic fields. By prototyping these ideas, the concept evolved into the design of the Jupiter watch, which is simpler and more straightforward than earlier takes using iron powder or foil. To give the evolving spheres more significance, the dial is visually elevated into the glass.
Project Duration: The project started in Mid 2019 in Nuremberg, Germany and Hong Kong. It was released for purchase in Sept. 2020. In Japan, it was released through a crowdfunding campaign, which achieved 7000% funding.
Operation Flow: Time can be set by pulling out and turning the crown. The two steel spheres indicate the current time, the inner one shows minutes while the outer one shows hours. To keep the visual appearance minimal, there are no markers. When setting the time, the spheres have to be moved into the correct position in relation to the watch orientation.
Team Members: Robert Dabi
Derick Ip
Sing-Hei Chong
Image Credits: Image #1-5: Robert Dabi, 2020