Jupiter گھڑی by Dabi Robert is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award سونے دا انعام in زیور ڈیزائن Competition Category.

سونازیور· 2021

Jupiter گھڑی

by Dabi Robert

Client: Ziiiro

A' Design Award سونے دا انعام Winner in زیور Category

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The Design

About Jupiter گھڑی

جیوپٹر گھڑی دے اندر، فولادی گولے ہائیڈرولک دبائی ہوئی نالیاں وچ گھومدے نیں، جیہڑے مقناطیسی قوت نال اپنی تھاں تے رکھے ہوئے نیں۔ لہر ورگا ڈائل محدب شکل دے کرسٹل شیشے وچ جڑیا ہویا اے، جیہڑا گولیاں کوں اپنے راہواں توں نکلݨ توں روکدا اے۔ اک شیشے دا گنبد جیہڑا گھڑی دے اُتلے حصے کوں ڈھکدا اے، بے داغ فولاد دی کیسنگ وچ بغیر جوڑ دے تبدیل تھیندا اے۔ ظاہری تنے، گھڑی دیاں سوئیاں یا نشاناں دی غیر موجودگی نال، ویلہ دسݨ آلے گولیاں توں توجہ ہٹاوݨ آلا کوئی عنصر کائنی۔ ظاہری گھڑی دیاں سوئیاں دی غیر موجودگی دے باوجود، سیارہ ویلہ اشارہ کار کوں چلاوݨ لئی روایتی کوارٹز موومنٹ استعمال کیتی جاندی اے۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award سونے دا انعام

Jupiter گھڑی A' Design Award سونے دا انعام دا جتݨ والا ہے، انتہائی معزز پچھاݨ جیڑھی پہلے درجے دے، شاندار تے نمایاں ڈیزائناں کوں ݙتی ویندی ہے۔ سونے دے جتݨ والے انتہائی جدت والے، بہوں بصیرت والے تے شاندار طور تے اکھیں چندھیا ݙیوݨ والے تخلیقات ہن، جیڑھے اپݨے ڈیزائنراں دی عبقریت، حکمت تے مہارت دی عکاسی کریندے ہن۔ Jupiter گھڑی کنوں امید کیتی ویندی ہے جو او ہک بہوں سراہی ہوئی، رجحان ساز تے یادگار ایجاد ہوسی جیڑھی بے مثال قدر پیش کریندی ہے۔ ایہ ڈیزائن جنہاں A' Design Award سونے دا انعام جتیا ہے، ہک شاندار، محترم منصوبہ ہے جیڑھا فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن تے ٹیکنالوجی دیاں حداں کوں ڈاڈھے فائدے نال ودھیندا ہے۔ Jupiter گھڑی شدید خواہش دے جذبے پیدا کریندا ہے، جوش جگیندا ہے، تخلیقی صلاحیت کوں ودھیندا ہے تے ساکوں موہ گھندا ہے۔

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