Iron Watch Design · 2023
Restrepo Automatic Watch Collection
- A' Design Award 2023 Iron Winner in Watch Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- CLIENT: Restrepo et Fils
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About Restrepo Automatic Watch Collection
Restrepo is a collection of five automatic chronograph wristwatches. The case shape is elliptical, inspired by the elliptical orbits of the planets described by the Kepler laws. Each wristwatch is built around an automatic Valjoux movement and a case in 316L stainless steel with a sapphire crystal and an open case back. Three finishes are offered: steel, blue and gold. The dials are enamel and the straps are made of vulcanised rubber. Water resistance is rated at 5 ATM. The elliptical form is intended to offer an alternative to established round shapes.
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- Unique Properties
- After being Art Director and Founder of several groups of design I decided to work for myself and grow my creative Accessories Brand. The beginning follows one of my addictions: The watches and time pieces.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Chronograph. Valjoux mvmnt -Automatic. Stainless steel 316L-Saphire-Open on the back- 3 finishings-Steel-Blue -Gold- 5 ATM-
- Tags
- watches, automatic, creative, path, and challenging, shape,.
- Production Technology
- Chronograph. Valjoux mvmnt -Automatic. Stainless steel 316L-Saphire-Open on the back- 3 finishings-Steel-Blue -Gold- 5 ATM-dials enamel - straps in Rubber R vulcanised
- Design Challenge
- Inrtroducing a new shape and a model far from the established Rolex and other Brands. But related to a vey deep history.
- Project Duration
- Project started in 2020 and after 1 year we have produce a collection of 5 models .
- Operation Flow
- All our watches are produced with an AA grade quality elements. All genuine design and bespoke creativity
- Research
- I am a fa,n amateur of watches since my youth
- Inspiration
- The real start of this project is the curve and the shape of the planets in the Universe that are in fact not round but elliptical as the movements referring the Kepler rules. So to make a new way of exploration I decided after some travels in Concord from Paris to NY, to rehabilitate the elliptical shapes for timepieces. Ignoring at this time that so many famous Brands had used that shape on the 70'S.