SWISS MADE MECHANICAL AUTOMATIC WATCH FULLY DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT ALVARO SIZA IN 2022, AT THE AGE OF 89.
“SPACE AND TIME MOVE ARCHITECTURE.”
ALVARO SIZA, 2022
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
CASE:
TITANIUM GRADE 5, MICRO-SANDED MATTE FINISH WITH ANTI-FINGERPRINT COATING
INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED
CASE THICKNESS 8.6MM
CASE LENGTH 41.5MM
LUG TO LUG LENGTH 49.5MM
50M WATER RESISTANCE
CALIBER:
ETA 2892-A2, SWISS MECHANICAL MOVEMENT WITH AUTOMATIC WINDING
28.800 VIBRATIONS PER HOUR / 21 JEWELS / 50 HOURS POWER RESERVE
DIAL:
LACQUERED MATTE WHITE RAL 9001 DIAL (LIGHT BEIGE)
LACQUERED MATTE BLACK VOLUME PRINTED NUMERALS AND MARKERS
HANDS:
LACQUERED MATTE BLACK
CRYSTAL:
FRONT SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL WITH ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING
BACK SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL WITH ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING WITH ALVARO SIZA’S SIGNATURE
STRAP:
MATTE BLACK FKM RUBBER
18MM WIDE
DEPLOYANT CLASP:
TITANIUM GRADE 5 CLASP, MICRO-SANDED MATTE FINISH WITH ANTI-FINGERPRINT COATING
316L STAINLESS STEEL BLADES, MICRO-SANDED MATTE FINISH WITH ANTI-FINGERPRINT COATING
DESIGN CONCEPT
ALVARO SIZA WANTED TO CREATE A SOPHISTICATED AND ELEGANT TIMEPIECE. THE WATCH WAS INSPIRED BY THE LEÇA SWIMMING POOL THAT THE ARCHITECT DESIGNED IN 1966 WHEN HE WAS 28. THE WATCH CASE SHAPE IS BASED ON THE SQUARE MAIN POOL AND THE WATCH HANDS ARE ADAPTED FROM THE MINIMAL RESTROOM SIGNS THAT SIZA USED IN MULTIPLE PROJECTS.
“THERE ALREADY EXIST MANY BEAUTIFUL ROUND WATCHES. I WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.”
ALVARO SIZA CHOSE TITANIUM GRADE 5 AS PRINCIPAL MATERIAL DUE TO ITS LIGHTNESS AND BEAUTIFUL MICRO-SANDED MATTE FINISH. THE ARCHITECT WANTED THE STRAP TO BE MADE OF BLACK RUBBER WITH A DEPLOYANT CLASP FOR ITS COMFORT AND DURABILITY. THE WATCH CASE BACK SHOWS THE EXPOSED MOVEMENT AND THE SIGNATURE OF ALVARO SIZA FLOATS ON THE SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL, MAKING THIS WATCH A FOREVER TIMEPIECE.
“IT IS AN ELEGANT AND SOPHISTICATED WATCH. IT WILL BE MY SUNDAY WATCH.”
