Svper 11 腕錶 by Rafal Czaniecki and Mike Mak

Svper 11 腕錶 by Rafal Czaniecki and Mike Mak is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 珠寶設計 Competition Category.

銀珠寶· 2021

Svper 11 腕錶

by Rafal Czaniecki and Mike Mak

Client: Svper11

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 珠寶 Category

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The Design

About Svper 11 腕錶

Svper 11 係一款靈感嚟自 NASA 阿波羅11號任務嘅腕錶。錶盤係「靜海」(Mare Tranquillitatis)嘅立體地形呈現,亦即係登陸地點嘅區域,以0.1毫米嘅階梯層次重現月球嘅地貌。四臂式秒針以掃描式運行,標示住登陸位置。錶冠嘅造型取材自 NASA 太空衣嘅氧氣閥門。錶背以技術陶瓷製造,呼應太空穿梭機嘅陶瓷隔熱盾。錶殼尺寸為42 x 42 x 12毫米,防水深度達10 ATM。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Svper 11 腕錶是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Svper 11 腕錶將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Svper 11 腕錶是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

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