“Space Jam: A New Legacy” Collector Set is a collaboration between Kross Studio and Warner Bros. Consumer Products to celebrate the animated/live-action “Space Jam: A New Legacy” movie that released in theatres recently. The 10-piece collector set comprises of a Tourbillon watch and an interactive basketball sculpture where performance, technique, and Looney Tunes blend with style
For the occasion, Kross Studio designed a high-end sophisticated watch and a functional art object merging four fascinating worlds: basketball, horology, art, and Looney Tunes. Basketball is one of the most popular and fast-paced professional sports, requiring skilled technique and excellence of its athletes on every inch of the court. The Kross team developed a wristwatch that embodies the precision and sporty style of the basketball world, demonstrating their own dominance as one of the leading design start-ups and independent watchmakers in the game today.
The 3 Hz calibre KS 7000 – developed and produced fully in-house by Kross Studio – a mechanical hand-wound movement, equipped with an oversized barrel that can deliver a 5-day power reserve is placed in the centre of the movement. It leaves no space for the regulator that is therefore placed in the centre, in a tourbillon cage, on top of the barrel.
The fully skeletonised design provides a deeper look at the highly detailed components, such as the wheels that have been styled as basketballs. The central tourbillon cage towers over the piece, covered with an open-work basketball-like structure that reveals its regulator below. Each of the watch’s 281 parts have been hand-made to offer the ultimate fine-tuned finish. The hands have been affixed to a peripheral display mechanism orbiting 360° around the tourbillon.
The Tunes Squad enters the stage engraved on the fixed hour wheel, and each character of the “Dream Team” appears ready for action, from Bugs Bunny, Lola Bunny, Daffy Duck, to Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner. A 45mm titanium case with a sapphire crystal dome houses the entire scene. The reverse side of the case subtly highlights the Studio’s namesake cross emblem through the plate and barrel bridge, which have been coated in blue PVD for a captivating effect.
The watch is delivered with two straps: one in deep blue calfskin leather, and the other one in laser abraded rubber, reproducing the famous basketball orange colour and texture. An interchangeable strap system allows a quick and simple strap change.
The watch comes along with a functional art piece, a stand-alone design object that celebrates basketball culture and “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” Designed and engineered by Kross Studio, the sculpture takes the form of a basketball, crafted in wood and aluminium. Eleven wooden layers representing flat basketballs have been affixed on a central pillar to create a mesmerising effect. The watch can be stored in the heart of the sculpture, revealed by lifting the ball straight upward.
As a sneak peek of the Space Jam Tourbillon, the Tune Squad meets on the stand of the sculpture, waiting for the game to begin. This art piece was designed to be held and experienced and can be carefully removed from its pedestal. Holding this incredibly detailed piece, the collector can imagine their own destiny as a player in the Space Jam world.
Once again, Kross Studio reveals the power of artistic collaborations through a one-of-a kind
collectible set. The artwork is produced in a limited edition of 10 numbered pieces. Each piece arrives inside a bespoke wood crate, with its owner’s book, its certificate of authenticity and art handling gloves.
