Svper 11 Đồng hồ đeo tay by Rafal Czaniecki and Mike Mak

Svper 11 Đồng hồ đeo tay by Rafal Czaniecki and Mike Mak is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Bạc in Thiết kế Trang sức Competition Category.

BạcTrang sức· 2021

Svper 11 Đồng hồ đeo tay

by Rafal Czaniecki and Mike Mak

Client: Svper11

A' Design Award Bạc Winner in Trang sức Category

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The Design

About Svper 11 Đồng hồ đeo tay

Svper 11 là chiếc đồng hồ đeo tay lấy cảm hứng từ sứ mệnh Apollo 11 của NASA. Mặt số là mô hình địa hình ba chiều của Mare Tranquillitatis, khu vực điểm hạ cánh, với các bậc 0,1 mm được tạo hình để tái hiện địa hình của Mặt Trăng. Kim giây bốn cánh với chuyển động quét liền mạch đánh dấu vị trí hạ cánh. Núm vặn mang hình dáng của các van oxy trên bộ đồ du hành vũ trụ của NASA. Nắp lưng được làm từ gốm kỹ thuật, một sự tham chiếu đến tấm khiên gốm của Tàu Con Thoi. Vỏ đồng hồ có kích thước 42 x 42 x 12 mm và có khả năng chống nước đến 10 ATM.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Bạc

Svper 11 Đồng hồ đeo tay là người chiến thắng giải thưởng A' Design Award Bạc, một sự công nhận đặc biệt danh giá dành cho các thiết kế thượng hạng đẹp lộng lẫy, cao quý và gây ấn tượng. Những người chiến thắng giải Bạc là những tác phẩm cực kỳ xuất sắc và giàu sáng tạo, minh họa chuyên môn, tài năng và sự nhạy bén nổi bật của các nhà thiết kế. Svper 11 Đồng hồ đeo tay được kỳ vọng là một tác phẩm tuyệt vời, mẫu mực, chuyên nghiệp đáng kể và đổi mới sâu sắc. Thiết kế chiến thắng giải thưởng A' Design Award Bạc này là một phát minh rất đáng chú ý, được ngưỡng mộ, mang lại lợi ích và thúc đẩy ranh giới của nghệ thuật, khoa học, thiết kế và công nghệ. Svper 11 Đồng hồ đeo tay là một sáng tạo được vô cùng ghen tị, khơi dậy ham muốn, mang lại cảm xúc tích cực và khơi gợi sự kinh ngạc, thán phục.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: SVPER11 watch is a celebration of the NASA Apollo11 mission - one of the most inspiring achievements in our history. The face is a 3D topographic representation of the landing site area - Mare Tranquilitatis. The unique 4-arm seconds hand and sweeping motion movement resembles a radar constantly marking the exact location of the landing. The crown took a shape of oxygen valves from the NASA spacesuit and case back is made out of technical ceramic - a reference to NASA Shuttle ceramic shield.
Dimensions & Packaging: 42mm x 42mm x 12mm
Tags: wristwatch, SpaceExploration, Inspirational, Apollo11
Production Technology: Thanks to detailed maps of the Moon I was able to recreate topographic 3D map of the Mare Tranquilitatis - place where the mission crew landed. The face of the watch has multiple 0.1mm steps that are shaped to represent the terrain. A process to achieve such detail replication involves 300 tonnes pressure being applied to brass disc in order to replicate every nano-meter of the form.
The case back made from technical ceramics needed multiple tries to achieve proper thickness of embossed elements taking under consideration the production process and the brittleness of the material.
Design Challenge: The face of the watch required excellent detail reproduction. The final product is made by pressing a brass disc with 300 Tonnes of pressure at least 5 times in order to replicate every nanometer of the form.
The brittle nature of ceramic in combination with finishing procedures created a challenge for caseback element. If the raised letters were too thin they would crack during final polishing stage. This required to prepare few test runs and toolings to get the durability and the looks right.
Research: The most important part was to properly replicate the area of the Apollo11 Mission landing. The highly detailed, publicly available maps of the Moon were a key to achieve the effect, get the details and scale right.
Another element that required a lot of research was the crown element. It is based on the air valve from the front of the spacesuit. There is quite a lot of reference photography, but only after obtaining the 3D scanned data of the archived spacesuit I was able to recreate the proper dimensions and ratios to achieve the final effect.
Inspiration: The idea came about during Super Moon event in 2016 - when the Moon gets as close to Earth as possible. Just looking at it make you feel how abstract yet amazing and inspiring it is, that NASA have successfully landed humans on Moons surface. I wanted to create an object, that would celebrate that, be available for everyone and allow one to get inspired every time you'd look at it.
The wrist watch became a vehicle for that idea. A piece of the Moon on your wrist.
Project Duration: The project started in 2016, it took quite a few months for it to brew and take a form of 3D file and documentation, that could be taken around the watch factories and selecting one that would be up to the task.
The watch debuted publicly at Watch Fair 2019 in Hong-Kong, right after being published on Kickstarter. The campaign was successful and we were able to proceed with production.
Operation Flow: The watch features a diver-grade submersion properties, that require the crown of the watch to be constructed with double-lock mechanism. For user to change the time one needs to unscrew the crown, then after crown pops-out gently, user needs to pull it out slightly to lock the mechanism for changing the time. The reversed operation closes the crown and ensures, that the watch is water-tight up to 10ATM. The watch is easy to open (8 screws) for maintenance or battery replacement.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Rafal Czaniecki, 2019.
Team Members: Mike Mak
Image Credits: Video Credits: Rafal Czaniecki