Jupiter Цаг by Dabi Robert is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Алтан шагнал in Үнэт эдлэлийн дизайн Competition Category.

АлтанҮнэт эдлэл· 2021

Jupiter Цаг

by Dabi Robert

Client: Ziiiro

A' Design Award Алтан шагнал Winner in Үнэт эдлэл Category

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The Design

About Jupiter Цаг

Бархасбадийн цагны дотор ган бөмбөрцөгүүд гидравлик шахагдсан сувгуудаар эргэлдэж, соронзон хүчээр бэхлэгдсэн байдаг. Долгион шиг товчлуурыг гүдгэр хэлбэртэй болор шилэнд суулгасан бөгөөд энэ нь бөмбөрцөг замаасаа гарахаас сэргийлдэг. Цагны дээд хэсгийг бүрхсэн шилэн бөмбөгөр нь зэвэрдэггүй ган бүрхүүлд саадгүй шилждэг. Үзэгдэх иш, цагны гар эсвэл тэмдэглэгээг орхигдуулсан тохиолдолд цаг заах бөмбөрцөгөөс анхаарал сарниулах ямар ч элемент байхгүй. Хэдийгээр харагдахуйц цагны гар байхгүй ч гаригийн цагийн индикаторыг удирдахын тулд ердийн кварцын хөдөлгөөнийг ашиглаж байна.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Алтан шагнал

Jupiter Цаг нь A' Design Award Алтан шагналын ялагч бөгөөд нэгдүгээр зэргийн, гайхамшигтай, гарамгай загварт олгодог маш нэр хүндтэй хүлээн зөвшөөрөлт юм. Алтан ялагчид бол маш шинэлэг, алсын хараатай, нүд гялбам гэрэлтсэн бүтээл бөгөөд зохион бүтээгчдийн авьяас, мэргэн ухаан, ур чадварыг тусгадаг. Jupiter Цаг нь хамгийн их магтагдсан, чиг хандлага тогтоогч, хөшөө мэт шинэ бүтээл болж урьд өмнө байгаагүй үнэ цэнийг бий болгоно гэж хүлээгддэг. Алтан шагнал хүртсэн энэ загвар бол урлаг, шинжлэх ухаан, загвар, технологийн хил хязгаарыг тэлдэг гайхамшигтай, үнэлэгдсэн төсөл юм. Jupiter Цаг хүчтэй хүсэл төрүүлж, хүсэл тэмүүллийг сэдрээж, бүтээлч сэтгэлгээг урамшуулж, байлдан дагуулдаг.

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