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Projekt 02 - Variant C
Projekt 02 - Variant C
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Projekt 02 Variant “C” once again demonstrates that a shift in tones goes a long way in giving a watch a completely different vibe. While retaining the same overall design with an emphasis on volume as its predecessors, the third interpretation of Projekt 02’s topographical dial gets a bit more literal, with the color gradient of white to blue giving the impression of islands scattered in an archipelago, or even glaciers below mountain peaks.
Across nine layers consisting of sixty-seven individually hand-painted and assembled dial plates (with pegs and all), Projekt 02 Variant C brings a different kind of panorama to the wrist.
Projekt 02 Variant C will be shipped between June 3 and June 15 2026.
technical specifications
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Case & Strap
- Monobloc die-cast 316L steel case
- cylindrical sapphire glass box with rounded edges
- Diameter: 39.5 mm
- Height without sapphire crystal: 5.90 mm; Height with sapphire crystal: 12.40 mm
- Solid case back
- Valve-shaped crown
- Water-resistant to 5ATM (50m)
- Turquoise blue elastic textile single-piece strap with “hook” buckle in die-cast steel
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Dial
- Topographical dial with 67 dial plates
- Rhodium finish with sandblasted edges.
- Dial plates hand-painted with 9 shades of white to deep turquoise blue lacquer with blue emission Super-LumiNova
- Turquoise hour and minute hands with applied Lichtblock™ elements in white, blue emission Super-LumiNova
- White seconds hand
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Movement
- La Joux-Perret G101 automatic movement
- Diameter: 26mm
- Height: 4.45 mm
- Frequency: 4Hz / 28’800vph
- 24 jewels
- Uni-directional unsigned winding rotor
- Power reserve: approximately 68 hours
The Dial
Like all kollokium Projekts and Variants, a little cosmetic change goes a long way, but it also requires much more prep work than meets the eye. Projekt 02 FFF&F edition proved that it can be done. A flat, two-dimensional image transfigured into a true topographical dial, consisting of 67 stacked dial plates. Each is painted by hand with a lacquer infused with Super-LumiNova. Variant B went a step further by introducing a vertical color gradient that darkens from top to bottom.
Variant C is the culmination of two years of testing and trying to find the best way of achieving the desired visual effect and level of execution. Like a Hypsometric map, the idea was to highlight and dramaticize the three-dimensional nature of the topographical dial by having each level painted in a slightly different tone. The highest peaks of the dial, representing the twelve hour markers, are hand-painted in a bright, cool white tone, then each successive lower layer gets darker and bluer. Across sixty-seven dial
plate and nine vertical layers, the dial shifts from white to deep turquoise.
The process to perfect the gradient of luminescent paint was no easy feat. Besides the usual headache of finding the right grain sizes, opacity and consistency, creating a transitioning gradient that maintains a uniform tone or hue took more trials than we’d like to remember. But the end result is totally worth the effort. And just like in Variant “B”, a compromise had to be found between achieving a near-perfect transition of blue tones and a solid performance of the luminescent pigments. It won’t glow like a torch, but it definitely glows, especially the Lichtblock™ elements on the hour and minute hands.
The Case
Something that we believe makes kollokium stand out from the rest is our approach to making cases. Instead of the tried and tested methods of CNC milling or stamping (yuck), we use a method that isn’t commonly found in watchmaking: diecasting. By working with a mold, the molten 316L stainless steel can take on forms that would be difficult to achieve with other methods, while also exhibiting a unique matte texture that requires no finishing. It's steel in all its raw glory.
In Projekt 02, the case serves as a structural platform, upon which the topographical dial is built. With no distinct bezel (from the outside anyways), no caseback and no detachable lugs, it’s a single integrated unit that’s indivisible. The design is such that a slightly arched barrel-shaped central element appears to be held in place by four triangular lugs, as if welded together. No sharp angles, no straight lines. It’s all in the curves and tension. With a rounded bottom and downward lugs, the case sits very close to the wrist and wears surprisingly slim. With no visible logo or branding, the watch bears only one mark of its makers: the project’s full internal dossier or project name, K,P–n°02, in relief on the side of the case. On the opposite side, the signature kollokium triangular valve-shaped crown.
One of the elements that many of our customers adore about their kollokium watch is the strap. Light, elastic and breathable, the strap is inspired by outdoor gear (glamping trip, anyone?). The hook buckle, also in diecast steel to match the case, fastening system and stitched loops to easily adjust the size on the go.
The Making of Madness
Projekt 02’s topographical dial is made in nine layers, composed of sixty-seven individual dial plates, which are individually hand-painted with a mix of lacquer and Super-Luminova, carefully avoiding the metal contours. These plates are then vertically stacked and pegged on top of each other, one at a time. It takes around 6 hours to assemble a single dial, and the plates can be prone to bending when pressed together, causing the entire dial to have to be discarded and the work starts all over again. Oh, the poor dial-makers…
It should be noted that given just how much of the dial work is done by hand, industrial-level perfection and super-tight tolerances are not the aim of the game for us. We rejoice in the fact that no two dials will be identical, and that some discrepancies are only natural in this kind of work. In fact, we’re so proud of it that we offer a full panoramic view of the dial through the tall sapphire crystal with rounded edges.
kollokium ≠ watchmaker
We’re not pretending to be something we’re not. Kollokium may be a lot of things (at least we like to think so), but a watchmaker isn’t one of them.
For Projekt-02, we’ve chosen to use Swiss movement manufacturer La Joux-Perret’s G101 automatic movement with a power reserve of 68 hours, so you can take it off on Friday and wear it again on Monday (though why anyone would want to remove it at all is beyond us, but hey). Since Kollokium had nothing to do with the movement, it was decided to leave it completely unbranded and unadorned. It’s not like you can see it anyways ¯\_(ツ)_/¯