Bigbang Tlapohualmatzotzolli by Fuqing Ye and Dongheng Wang

Bigbang Tlapohualmatzotzolli by Fuqing Ye and Dongheng Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Cozquitl Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

IztacteocuitlatlCozquitl· 2021

Bigbang Tlapohualmatzotzolli

by Fuqing Ye and Dongheng Wang

Client: Agelocer

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Cozquitl Category

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The Design

About Bigbang Tlapohualmatzotzolli

Bigbang se tepoztlapohualmatzotzolli tlen mochihua ipan miak tlapantli tlapohualixtli. Ni tliltik iuan cozticteocuitlatl tlapohualixtli quipia se coyoctli campa mota ipan tlaimayeccan, tlen quinextia in tepoztlapohualli tzicuintli ken se moliniliztli tlen temo, amo ken se yaualli, tlen quinextia ken panoa in cahuitl. Se tlapohualixtli tlen 24 hora ica ome tlapohualtin ueyi para huelis motta cualli iuan quipaleuia in tlen quimana quimatis tonalli iuan yohualli. In tomahualiztli, huecapaniliztli iuan hueyaquiliztli tlen sesen tlapantli cualli motemachtia inic in tepoztlapohualtin cualli monamiquih. In tlapohualitzquiloni motlalia intzalan naui iuan macuilli hora ipampa tlacenca.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl

Bigbang Tlapohualmatzotzolli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Bigbang Tlapohualmatzotzolli ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Bigbang Tlapohualmatzotzolli quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The BigBang watches feature a black and gold dial with a hollow window on the right side that transforms the movement of the minute hand from a circular motion to a vertical motion, with the impact of the passage of time. The 24-hour dial is large enough for easy reading. Designer strictly control the thickness, height and length of hand of each layer and reserve proper space. Designer repeatedly adjust the space-interspersed design of the multi-layer dial and hands, so the hands are well coordinated.
Dimensions & Packaging: Weight 123g, thickness 12mm, wearing length 165-220mm
Tags: Parallel space, steampunk, mechanical watch, watch, male watch
Production Technology: Designer strictly control the thickness, height and hand length of each layer and reserve proper space, and repeatedly adjust the space-interspersed design of the multi-layer dial and hands. The sapphire glass is coated on both sides to make the dial more transparent, and the hardness of the material is second only to diamond to protect the dial. The Swiss Super-LumiNova luminous system is recyclable to ensure night-time reading, and its 50M water-resistance can meet the daily use.
Design Challenge: Challenges in the design process:
1 How to effectively express the passage of time. The circular motion doesn’t have the shocking effect. We try the methods of leverage, dynamically coupling, etc., and finally choose the masking method.
2 How to develop a reasonable interspersed multi-layer dial and hands. After numerous tests and adjustments, we control the thickness, height and hand length of each layer and reserve proper space, and the hands are well coordinated.
Research: To improve the sensory experience of traditional watches, designer have conducted extensive research and customer interviews. Among the 500 valid samples, the strong demand is attractiveness, quality and cost performance. Designer consider customer needs, production time, budget, technical limits, business goals and other issues and integrate them into design factors. Designer break through the conventional approaches to bring a new direction to watches and control product costs to meet the needs of users.
Inspiration: Taking the parallel spatiotemporal steampunk world as an idea, the BigBang watches eschew the flat and monolithic design of traditional watches to create a more innovative mechanical dial. The multi-layer overlapping design within the dial presents a layered three-dimensional space. The incorporation of elements such as rudder-shaped hands, gear dials and connecting rods is Agelocer’s tribute to steampunk.
Project Duration: Designer started the project design in China in October 2017, and completed the final design in April 2018, to start the production of samples; in April 2019, designer determined the samples, and officially launched them in the markets in China in June 2019.
Operation Flow: In order to avoid the uncomfortable feeling caused by the crown against the back of the hand, the designer moves the crown between four and five o'clock. The hour hand of the watch is designed with a 24-hour small dial with a double scale. The minute hand is under the scale and matched with a hollow mechanical design. Users can clearly see the internal structure, with intuitive visual experiences, allowing users to distinguish day and night more easily.
Team Members: Fuqing Ye
Dongheng Wang