This sold-out watch is part of Project Mars Mission that was manufactured in 1,000 limited edition pieces. This particular example is numbered 187/1000 and has patinated bronze with steampunk elements. It truly is a rare piece and you won't be finding many others sporting the same watch as yours in the wild.
3D Mars Surface with Red Lume
The dial is certainly the most ambitious move of Mars Mission. A 3D Mars coated with red Swiss luminescent Super-Luminova is implanted in the centre of the dial. Upon light absorption, the implanted 3D Mars glows in reddish iron in darkness. The implanted Mars is filled with aluminum, covered with embossing techniques to create a rugged surface effect. The dial is surrounded by 3D indexes to further energize the watch. Random Brush technique together with vintage effect is applied onto the dial ring to resemble the rocky appearance of Mars.
Hour Disc & Curved Minute Hand
Countless hours were spent in the development process; as our designer has embraced the technical challenge with the revolutionary idea - placing the Hour Disc underneath the 3D Mars and the curvy Minute Hand on top of the 3D Mars. Via the glowing 3D Mars in the dark, the shadow of Minute Hand laying on top tells the minute while the luminescent-coated Hour Disc underneath tells the hour.
Design Inspiration
Study the pictures for the inspirations behind the design of the parts :
- Crown : Based on NASA's Orion spacecraft, so designed to transport humankind further than they have ventured before.
- Case : Based on NASA's Mars Rover concept vehicle, complete with its honeycomb-design.
- Case back : Based on the solar arrays placed on NASA's Insight Mars Lander.
- Sapphire : Based on the highly-domed shape of UFOs, whether they were from Mars or otherwise was anybody's guess though. The double-layered dome is made of raw European Sapphire materials following by a special cold grinding procedure to achieve such an extreme curve.
Other details of this out-of-this-world horology piece included :
- Movement : Seiko 24-jewel automatic (self-winding and hand wind)
- Case : CuSn homage case
- Crystal : High dome Sapphire
- Dial : Red Planet
- Handset : Curved
- Lume : Mars Red
- Band : Vintage leather strap
- Lugs : 22mm
- Water resistant : 30m
Comes with 2 straps- the vintage green thick leather strap with DLC hardware, and premium Camo rubber strap.
This Project FrankenMod watch would be shipped with a special Mars Mission collector's watch box, carefully wrapped to ensure safe shipment during transit.
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