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Astronomer Arloġġ tal-Polz by Fuqing Ye and Liyue Lai

Astronomer Arloġġ tal-Polz by Fuqing Ye and Liyue Lai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda in Disinn tal-Ġojjellerija Competition Category.


FiddaĠojjellerija· 2021

Astronomer Arloġġ tal-Polz

by Fuqing Ye and Liyue Lai

Client: Agelocer

Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda Winner in Ġojjellerija Category

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The Design

About Astronomer Arloġġ tal-Polz

Astronomer huwa arloġġ tal-polz mekkaniku b'wiri panoramiku tal-fażijiet tal-qamar. Id-diska tal-fażijiet tal-qamar hija mkabbra għal 28 millimetru fid-dijametru u timla d-diska sħiħa tal-arloġġ, biex it-tkabbir u t-tnaqqis tal-qamar jistgħu jiġu osservati b'mod ċar. Id-diska blu skura hija miksija bil-fidda u mżejna bl-istilel. Il-wiċċ tal-qamar huwa riprodott bit-teknoloġija tal-istampar 3D. Klipp aġġustabbli b'mod infinit joqgħod fuq il-parti l-kbira tal-polzijiet mingħajr toqob fiċ-ċinga, li jissimplifika l-manifattura u jiffranka l-materjali. Iċ-ċinga tista' wkoll titneħħa u tinbidel mingħajr għodda.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda

Astronomer Arloġġ tal-Polz huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż straordinarjament mogħti lil disinji tal-ogħla livell, sbieħ u impressjonanti. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Fidda huma xogħlijiet brillanti ħafna u kreattivi ħafna li juru l-għarfien espert, it-talent u l-aċċuratezza tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Astronomer Arloġġ tal-Polz ikun xogħol mill-isbaħ, eżemplari, professjonali ħafna u innovattiv bil-fond. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Fidda huwa invenzjoni notevoli u mammirata li tikkontribwixxi biex jitwessgħu l-fruntieri tal-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija. Astronomer Arloġġ tal-Polz huwa ħolqien li ħafna jinvidjawh, li jqajjem ix-xewqat, iġib sentimenti pożittivi u joħloq tgħaġġib u mistagħġib.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The watch from Agelocer has a panoramic effect featuring the phases of the moon, which enlarges the view of the moon's phases to the entire dial plate. It allows users to intuitively feel the changes of moon phases, bringing them a unique aesthetic experience. The infinitely adjustable strap doesn’t need to produce long straps to match short straps and doesn’t need to punch holes in the strap, greatly simplifying manufacturing processes and saving energy and materials.
Dimensions & Packaging
Weight 82g,Wearing length 170mm-210mm
Tags
Moon phases, creative watch, mechanical watch, traditional industries, handmade
Production Technology
We adopted 3D printing technology to simulate and restore the surface of the moon, and we enlarged the moon-phase dial to the size of 28mm in diameter.The on/off lugs strap allows users to disassemble and replace it without any tools, which is convenient and easy. The infinitely adjustable clasp changes the way of wearing traditional mechanical watches.The strap can fit most wrists without the need for perforations, eliminating the need for standard hole spacing that affects the appearance.
Design Challenge
We redesigned the drive mechanism to enable the watch to drive the moon-phase dial, and we redesigned the anti-reverse mechanism to prevent the moon-phase dial from rotating when worn.
To highlight the relationship between the moon phases and the watch, it is necessary to control the size of the moon-phase dial and control the display error within a reasonable range. We repeatedly test to make the moon-phase window large enough, and enlarge the moon-phase dial to the size of 28mm in diameter.
Research
Background: The relationship between astronomical phenomena and the concept of time. Although there are already watches with the same subject on the market, they do not highlight the relationship.
Method: We combine astronomical phenomena, time, graphic changes and mechanical movements. And the moon phases are presented on the dial.
Goal: Achieve the integration of the moon, stars and watches.
Inspiration
Most of the concept of time in human society originates from the astronomical phenomena, such as the rising and setting of the sun, the waxing and waning of the moon. With the accelerating pace of modern life, people gradually neglect the observation of natural life. In order to allow a return to tradition, we decided to design the watch to reproduce the origin of time and astronomical phenomena. Inspired by the folding and pulling of ties, we designed the infinitely adjustable clasp.
Project Duration
The project was inspired and the design started in December 2017 at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing, China. The design was finalized in March 2018, then samples were produced. Samples were confirmed in August 2018 and launched in China in February 2019.
Operation Flow
Ordinary moon-phase watches do not highlight the relationship between the moon phases and the watch, which is a relatively small semicircle. This watch has a panoramic effect that enlarges the view of the moon's phases to the entire dial plate. The silver moon-phase dial is more eye-catching, and the users can observe the waxing and waning of the moon.The dark blue dial is overlaid with silver, adorned with a dazzling array of stars, providing an experience of time beyond the digital display.
Team Members
Fuqing Ye
Liyue Lai

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