X Series 腕時計 by Shengliang Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 金賞 in 時計デザイン Competition Category.

金時計· 2023

X Series 腕時計

by Shengliang Lee

Client: Bexei

A' Design Award 金賞 Winner in 時計 Category

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The Design

About X Series 腕時計

Xシリーズは、トランスフォーマーのキャラクターから着想を得た機械式腕時計です。ムーブメントはX字型に配置されて文字盤を形成し、24時間をカバーする8つの時刻位置と揃うことで、シンプルな時刻の読み取り方を提供します。フルオートマチックのムーブメントは316Lステンレススチール製ケースに収められ、パノラマバックにより稼働する機構を眺めることができます。ムーブメントはルテニウムめっきと研磨が施され、72時間のパワーリザーブを備えています。ストラップにはプリント基板を思わせるテクスチャーを採用しました。時計のサイズは、全長255mm、幅42mm、厚さ12mmです。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金賞

X Series 腕時計は、まさに素晴らしく傑出した第一級のデザインに授与される、計り知れないほど権威ある評価である A' Design Award 金賞の受賞作品です。金賞の受賞作品は、きわめて革新的で、先見性に富み、きらびやかに輝く創造物であり、デザイナーの天才性、叡智、卓越した技量を映し出しています。X Series 腕時計は、最も称賛される、流行を牽引する記念碑的な発明であり、前例のない価値をもたらすことが期待されます。この A' Design Award 金賞を受賞したデザインは、壮観で尊敬されるプロジェクトであり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に大きく寄与し、それを前進させます。X Series 腕時計は、強い欲求を生み出し、情熱を呼び覚まし、創造性を促し、私たちを引きつけます。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The X Series mechanical watch is a collaboration between BEXEI and the famous toy company, Hasbro. It takes "restore the classics" and "breakthrough the future" as its creative concept, and is inspired by the classic IP, Transformers. The exploration of modern mechanical aesthetics and the interpretation of the new generation's diverse and multi-layered visual communication create a stunning experience from Cybertron.
Dimensions & Packaging: The watch is 255mm in length, 42mm in width and 12mm in height.
Tags: Mechanical watches，Transformers，Modern machinery，futurism，Precision machinery
Production Technology: The unique "X" design of the movement forms a stable and solid dial. The fully automatic mechanical movement developed by BEXEI is housed in a 316L steel frame with a panoramic back view, providing an unobstructed view of the movement's operation and showing a purely mechanical aesthetic, which allows visualizing the precise mechanics. The smooth lines highlight the tough shape derived from Transformers, and the perfect combination of the brand logo and the two sides of the case adds another visual impact. The texture of the circuit board on the strap seems to be infused with unstoppable energy.
Design Challenge: Its movement, Cal.BX851.288.72de, was developed entirely in-house by BEXEI and took more than three years. It is ruthenium-plated and finely polished with advanced watchmaking techniques. It has a cement gray color and its exquisite jewel bearings The exquisite jewel bearings interpret the extreme details of the Chinese watch while bringing a more stunning viewing experience. Through structural optimization and control of the decay of the winding torque, the X Series achieves an impressive 72-hour power reserve.The movement is slim and at with distinctive avant-garde style.
Research: The designer promotes a brilliant and attractive design based on the types of mechanical watches already on the market. Meanwhile, BEXEI adopts a futuristic minimalist design approach and studies Transformers, extracting the "X" shape and applying it to the design, which brings a strong sense of storytelling. This “X” shape occupies a crucial role in the design.
Inspiration: No boy could resist Transformers. This classic image brings us a new way of thinking about watchmaking, with all the design ideas for mechanical watches breaking through the limits of what we know.We enable the wearer to feel the dual romance of mecha and mechanics.
Project Duration: The development of the movement of the X series mechanical watch started in 2019. It was developed and produced by BEXEI professional designers over three years, and the final design was launched in China in June 2022.
Operation Flow: This watch introduces a new way of time reading. Instead of the traditional 24-hour markings on the dial, the X-shaped movement aligns to the 8 time positions of the 24 hours, positioning the time in a simple yet special way, while avoiding difficulties in reading the time, and highlighting the innovative form of the watch.
Team Members: Lee Shengliang