Thursday 8 October 2009

'ora' Concept Watch by Alexandros Stasinopoulos

Ora Concept Watch 1Ora Concept Watch 2Ora Concept Watch 3

'ora' concept watch is the latest creation by Greek designer Alexandros Stasinopoulos.

'ora' concept is a study on the field of haute horlogerie. it focuses on the display of time via an unconventional mode, by replacing the expected dial arrangement found in the vast majority of the mechanical watches with a set of three interwoven tapes – one to indicate the hour(s), one to indicate the minute(s), and one to indicate the day.

The arrangement of the indications derived from the aspiration to demonstrate in a bold and dramatic way the passage of time. the design of the case reflects an “inside-out” design approach as it was the mechanism’s arrangement that prescribed the overall form in an attempt to enhance its uniqueness and create a distinctive silhouette.

ora [awr-uh] : phonetically a) “hour” in greek b) in greek the imperative “look!”

Ora Concept Watch 4
Ora Concept Watch 5Ora Concept Watch 6Ora Concept Watch 7
Ora sketch 1Ora sketch 2Ora sketch 3Ora sketch 4Ora sketch 5'ora' sketches.

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