Goud Sieraden · 2020
Argo Uurwerk
- A' Design Award in Goud 2020 in Sieraden
- CLIENT: Gravithin
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 78,631
- Verification code 2B7A840E97 · Verify this award
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About Argo Uurwerk
Argo van Gravithin is een uurwerk waarvan het ontwerp is geïnspireerd op een sextant. Het heeft een gegraveerde dubbele wijzerplaat, verkrijgbaar in twee kleuren, Deep Blue en Black Sea, ter ere van de mythische avonturen van het Argo-schip. Het hart klopt dankzij een Zwitsers Ronda 705 quartz uurwerk, terwijl het saffierglas en het sterke 316L geborsteld staal voor nog meer weerstand zorgen. Het is ook 5ATM waterbestendig. Het horloge is verkrijgbaar in drie verschillende kastkleuren (goud, zilver en zwart), twee wijzerplaatkleuren (Deep Blue en Black Sea) en zes bandmodellen, in twee verschillende materialen.
About the A' Design Award in Goud
Argo Uurwerk is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Goud, een immens prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan eersteklas, schitterende en uitmuntende ontwerpen. Winnaars in Goud zijn uiterst innovatieve, zeer visionaire en glamoureus verblindende creaties die het genie, de wijsheid en de bekwaamheid van hun ontwerpers weerspiegelen. Argo Uurwerk wordt verwacht een zeer geprezen, trendzettende en monumentale uitvinding te zijn die ongekende waarde levert. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Goud heeft gewonnen, is een spectaculair, gerespecteerd project dat enorm baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. Argo Uurwerk wekt intense gevoelens van verlangen, roept passie op, moedigt creativiteit aan en fascineert ons.
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- Unique Properties
- The project was aimed at creating a timepiece whose design is one of a kind.
It features a double dial watch, engraved in different points and available in two color shades, Deep Blue and Black Sea, in honor of Argo's mythical adventures. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Case diameter 40 mm, thickness 9,5 mm, glass aperture 35 mm, strap width 20 mm
- Tags
- watch, product, minimal, details, timepiece, design, unconventional,
- Production Technology
- Argo's heart beats thanks to a Swiss-made Ronda 705 quartz movement with date, while the sapphire glass and the strong 316L brushed steel used for the case ensure even more resistance. It's also a 5ATM water resistant.
- Design Challenge
- The most complex part in the project was to carry out a design recalling the sextant on the watch dial without any sketches. Initially, a bas-relief was considered, but after running a few tests, it has been noticed it was not the desired outcome for the timepiece, therefore it has been decided to use a double dial, with an engrave dial on a plain one, to make the final design memorable.
- Research
- The main goal has always been a unique design, combined with a careful choice of materials.
The project started bytaking inspiration from an ancient astrolabe, so that the design could be a tribute to the Argo constellation, but it has been decided to give it a modern twist, opting for a sextant instead, a more recent instrument which is also more in line with Gravithin's concept of beauty and design. After going from paper to prototype, the testing phase of the timepiece began. It has been tested within a group of selected people, asking them to give Gravithin feedbacks about the product and its design. The response was 100% positive. - Inspiration
- This design pays a tribute to the Argo constellation and it is inspired by the ancient sextants used for celestial navigation.
The incisions around the dial recall the graduated arc of the sextant, while the red hand mimics the lens on the sextant, which helps to measure the elevation angle of celestial bodies. - Project Duration
- The project started in Jannuary 2019 in Nardò and finished in May 2019 in Lecce.
- Operation Flow
- The best way to test its quality and functions is by wearing it. Despite its 40 mm case, Argo is as light as significantly smaller watches. There are three different color options (gold, silver and black) available for the case; two (Deep Blue and Black Sea) for the dial and also six straps in two different materials (mesh and leather) and six different colors. Argo is extremely customizable and ready to fully represent the style of the person wearing it.
- Image Credits
- Main Image Cesare Zuccaro, 2019
Image #No1 photographer Fabrizio Cirfiera, 2019.
Image #No2 photographer Fabrizio Cirfiera, 2019.
Image #No3 photographer Fabrizio Cirfiera, 2019.
Image #No4 photographer Fabrizio Cirfiera, 2019.
