Swedish architects Claesson Koivisto Rune intertwine romantic references of their rethinking of a basic chronograph for Swiss watch model Ikepod. The brand new restricted version aeronautical chronograph, Skypod, is a reinterpretation of the unique 1999 Megapode piece, initially designed for Ikepod by Marc Newson.
The brand new piece stays trustworthy to the watch’s distinctive case form, however takes its most technical kind but. A round slide makes potential difficult calculations, akin to computing gas consumption for an plane or navigating vary and distance for a pilot.
‘Proudly owning previous Ikepods ourselves, it felt crucial to respect the unique design and the options that made it so nice,’ says co-founder of Claesson Koivisto Rune, Eero Koivisto. ‘So we got down to do a extra up to date tackle the basic Ikepod Megapode. Two years of intense work along with Ikepod proprietor Christian-Louis Col has resulted on this watch design.’
Ikepod Skypod with Claesson Koivisto Rune
The brand new starry sky design was impressed by the way in which the sketches of the dial regarded after they have been put up on the studio wall, which additionally prompted the title. ‘All of the dial markers are dots, making a uniform look within the dial,’ Koivisto provides. ‘Each single dot has a perform. The “outer” dots of the subdials have been eradicated to create a visible stability within the dial. However at all times in order that the readability is obvious.’
Readability underlines the aesthetics all through, encapsulated in the whole lot from the rounded types of the font to the elongated form of the fingers and newly spherical date window.
‘We wished to revamp and modernise an iconic timepiece with out dropping the unique id of the model,’ Koivisto says. ‘It’s a critical try and carry the standard – and generally tough to learn – aeronautical chronograph into the current.’
ikepod.com (opens in new tab)
Supply: Wallpaper