DESIGN NAME: Infinitio
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Modular Wrist Watch
INSPIRATION: There are various brands and styles of watches on the market, but the watch industry is still in a very conservative stage in terms of watch design. Although there are different styles to choose from, however, each watch is limited to one form and cannot be interchangeable. Right now, the straps are the only replaceable piece on the timepiece, but that is about to change. Introducing Infinitio; the modular watch series will revolutionize the industry and allowing the end user to build a timepiece for themselves that is unique for every occasion.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Infinitio is a series of modular watches. Each consists of an outer casing, an inner housing, and a replaceable strap. The current set includes four (4) outer casings, three (3) inner housings and three (3) straps with different materials. With these components and its various colorways, users can create more than a thousand combinations, and with the more development of parts each year, it gives customers genuinely customizable timepieces when desired.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: There is no tool required for inner housing replacement. The user simply raises the two levels and rotates counterclockwise to open the case. Replacing the inner casing is straightforward. After replacement, turn the case back clockwise to secure the housing.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Infinitio started in late 2017 and was realized into the prototype by Autumn of 2018.
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Miyota 9100 and 82S7 Automatic movements are used in this project. We also use forged carbon as one of our outer casings. Our inner housing is equipped with double domed sapphire crystal and 5ATM waterproof.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 45 mm x 14.8 mm outer casing dimensions with 22 mm lug width.
TAGS: Interchangeable, Watch, Timepiece, Time, Sapphire, Stainless Steel, Leather, Carbon Fiber
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: For more than a decade, we've had worked closely with Miyota movements, and we knew that the quality of this Japanese movement can exceed the expectations of the Swiss movement. We were also involved in developing a forged carbon casing to give watches a higher weight to strength ratio.
CHALLENGE: There were some challenges in our prototyping process, but the main problem was size. Our primary goal was to design this timepiece, which must be the same size as the ones already on the market. Therefore, our inner casing was affected by the external dimensions and finding room in the compacted space that sandwiches all the components was quite tricky. Sacrifice some detail to reduce the dial layer and everything inside the casing.
ADDED DATE: 2018-09-15 04:12:54
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IMAGE CREDITS: Aspire Gears Inc., 2018.
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