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X Series ᱛᱤ ᱜᱷᱚᱰᱤ (ᱨᱤᱥᱴᱣᱟᱪ) by Shengliang Lee

X Series ᱛᱤ ᱜᱷᱚᱰᱤ (ᱨᱤᱥᱴᱣᱟᱪ) by Shengliang Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱜᱷᱟᱰᱤ Competition Category.


ᱥᱳᱱᱟᱜᱷᱟᱰᱤ· 2023

X Series ᱛᱤ ᱜᱷᱚᱰᱤ (ᱨᱤᱥᱴᱣᱟᱪ)

by Shengliang Lee

Client: Bexei

A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱜᱷᱟᱰᱤ Category

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The Design

About X Series ᱛᱤ ᱜᱷᱚᱰᱤ (ᱨᱤᱥᱴᱣᱟᱪ)

X ᱥᱤᱨᱤᱡᱽ ᱫᱚ ᱴᱨᱟᱱᱥᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢᱚᱨᱥ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟᱨᱮᱱ ᱠᱚᱲᱟᱠᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱬᱟ ᱧᱟᱢᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱮᱠᱟᱱᱤᱠᱟᱞ ᱛᱤ ᱜᱷᱚᱰᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱣᱢᱮᱱᱴ ᱫᱚ X ᱨᱩᱯ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱟᱭᱟᱞ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟ ᱟᱨ 24 ᱴᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱜᱚᱴᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱮᱰ ᱤᱨᱟᱹᱞ ᱴᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱢᱮᱸᱞᱟᱣᱜᱼᱟ, ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱮᱢᱟᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹ ᱚᱴᱚᱢᱮᱴᱤᱠ ᱢᱩᱣᱢᱮᱱᱴ ᱫᱚ 316L ᱤᱥᱯᱟᱛ ᱠᱮᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱱᱚᱨᱟᱢᱤᱠ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱛᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱮᱫ ᱢᱮᱠᱟᱱᱤᱠᱥ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱢᱩᱣᱢᱮᱱᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱨᱩᱛᱷᱮᱱᱤᱭᱟᱢ ᱯᱞᱮᱴᱤᱝ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱚᱞᱤᱥ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ 72 ᱴᱟᱲᱟᱝ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱣᱟᱨ ᱨᱤᱡᱟᱨᱵᱽ ᱮᱢᱟᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱥᱴᱨᱟᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴ ᱵᱚᱰ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱴᱮᱠᱥᱪᱚᱨ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱜᱷᱚᱰᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ 255 ᱢᱤᱢᱤ, ᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ 42 ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱥᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ 12 ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ

X Series ᱛᱤ ᱜᱷᱚᱰᱤ (ᱨᱤᱥᱴᱣᱟᱪ) ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ X Series ᱛᱤ ᱜᱷᱚᱰᱤ (ᱨᱤᱥᱴᱣᱟᱪ) ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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

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