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
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.”
ALVARO SIZA, 2022
LEBOND SIZA TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Case: Titanium grade 5, micro-sanded matte finish with anti-fingerprint coating. Case thickness 8.8mm. Case length 41.5mm. Lug to lug length 49.5mm. 50m water resistance.
Movement: Swiss mechanical movement with automatic winding ETA 2892-A2 modified without seconds hand and date. 28.800 vibrations per hour / 21 jewels / 50 hours power reserve.
Dial: Lacquered matte.
Hands: Lacquered matte.
Crystal: Front sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating. Back sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating with Alvaro Siza’s signature.
Strap: 18mm wide, matte black FKM rubber.
Deployant clasp: Titanium grade 5, micro-sanded matte finish with anti-fingerprint coating. 316L stainless steel blades with anti-fingerprint coating.
Photography: Fernando Guerra