Astronef Saa Mbili Za Tourbillon by Jean-Marie Schaller is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Vito na Mapambo Competition Category.
DhahabuVito· 2022
Astronef Saa Mbili Za Tourbillon
Client: Louis Moinet
Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award Winner in Vito Category
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The Design
About Astronef Saa Mbili Za Tourbillon
Astronef ndiye mrithi wa ujuzi wa mababu na hamu isiyobadilika ya kuunda muundo wa kesho. Tabia yake inachanganya adrenaline na sanaa ya kisasa. Inaonyesha teknolojia iliyoanzishwa hivi majuzi inayohusisha tourbilloni mbili zinazozunguka pande tofauti kwa kasi ya juu. Wanavuka njia mara 18 kwa saa na wamejengwa kwa viwango viwili tofauti. Hii inatoa uhai kwa uhuishaji wa kuvutia, ambao hujitokeza kabla ya macho ya kustaajabisha. Kwa ujumla, vipengele sita tofauti viko katika mwendo: tourbilloni mbili za satelaiti zinazozunguka kwenye piga, pamoja na ngome zao mbili na counterweights zao mbili.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award
Astronef Saa Mbili Za Tourbillon ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kuu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya daraja la kwanza, ya ajabu na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Dhahabu ni kazi bunifu mno, zenye maono makubwa na za kung'aa kwa umaridadi zinazoakisi kipaji, hekima na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Astronef Saa Mbili Za Tourbillon inatarajiwa kuwa uvumbuzi unaosifiwa sana, wa kuweka mielekeo na wa kihistoria unaoleta thamani isiyo na kifani. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award ni mradi wa kustaajabisha na unaoheshimika unaonufaisha sana na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Astronef Saa Mbili Za Tourbillon huzua hisia kali za hamu, huamsha shauku, huhimiza ubunifu na hutuvutia.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- ASTRONEF is a limited edition mechanical masterpiece presented by Ateliers Louis Moinet. Its character combines adrenaline and contemporary art. This creation unveils a complex dial, a super-light case and reveals a powerful mechanism: two tourbillons rotating in opposite directions at high speed.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The dial is made from a plate measuring a total 0.6mm thick, from which 0.2 mm is then hollowed out to reveal the numerals and a rack, in order to create a depth effect facilitating readings. The
ensuing deep black DLC treatment creates a striking contrast with the rhodium plating and endows it with a two-tone hue. Finally, a circular satin-brushed finish is applied to instil it with undeniable strength of character. The curved crystal of ASTRONEF reveals the powerful mechanism and its power is accentuated by the lightness of its gold frame and sapphire container. This maximum transparency enables
observers to admire a unique sight. The technical construction of the case is unusual:
➢ a sapphire container mounted on an 18K gold frame
➢ openworked lugs and case middle
➢ a sapphire dome and its applied inner bezel ring - Tags
- Tourbillon, Double Tourbillon, Space Tourbillon, ASTRONEF, Rotating Tourbillons
- Production Technology
- The mechanism devised by Jean-Marie Schaller is entirely original. Initially deemed impossible, its development required more than three years of research. Given the complexity of the technology
involved, the possibility of a successful outcome was even called into doubt after a year's research. Today, this construction is one of the most sophisticated in the field and requires the best possible
care devoted by a handful of exceptional watchmakers. - Design Challenge
- The ASTRONEF mechanism required more than three years of research. Given its totally innovative character, its development was even considered impossible at various stages of research and almost discontinued. The fact that ASTRONEF was finally able to see the light of day was due to the concerted efforts of the finest watchmakers and engineers. The tourbillon cages are geometrically shaped. The weight of a cage is only 0.25 grams, in order to guarantee the correct speed through fine poising.
Each cage rotates in 60 seconds and requires perfect poising, which also relies on an 18K gold counterweight weighing 0.4 grams. - Inspiration
- "Produce an excellent and curious effect": this maxim upheld by Louis Moinet (1848) was our starting point for designing ASTRONEF. The idea is to push back known limits, just as Louis Moinet did in his time – notably by inventing the chronograph in 1816. ASTRONEF propels us into the exclusive world of uncompromising modern watchmaking. It is heir to both ancestral know-how and an unyielding desire to create the design of tomorrow. Its character combines adrenaline and contemporary art. ASTRONEF adopts the technology developed for SPACE REVOLUTION, yet only the tourbillon specifically recalls their kinship
- Project Duration
- The ASTRONEF mechanism required more than three years of research.
- Operation Flow
- ASTRONEF showcases recently introduced technology involving two tourbillons rotating in opposite directions at high speed. They cross paths 18 times per hour (every 3 minutes and 20
seconds) and are built on two different levels.
This gives life to a captivating animation, which unfolds before the wondering gaze. In all, six distinct elements are in motion: two satellite tourbillons rotating around the dial, as well as their
two cages and their two counterweights.
ASTRONEF has been designed to instil a sense of movement, whatever the angle from which it is viewed. Fluid on the outside, original on the inside, it features an absolutely unique and distinctive
aesthetic.
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