The 10-piece limited edition collector set includes the Kross Studio Central Floating Tourbillon Watch and a Transformers-inspired functional sculpture
To pay tribute to this universe and its nearly 40-year legacy, Kross Studio drew inspiration from key elements of the franchise as depicted in Steven Caple’s film, such as the Mechatron green, Cybertronix language, Maximal faction emblem, and engravings as seen in the “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” movie.
The Kross Studio “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” tourbillon timepiece is equipped with the in-house KS 7,005 movement, a central floating tourbillon that is both a visual marvel and a technical wonder, developed and patented by Kross Studio. The central floating tourbillon’s suspension just below the sapphire crystal dome offers a breathtaking view of the inner workings of the watch beneath it. With the tourbillon and its fixed second wheel levitating above the movement and hands, the design provides a never-before-seen perspective into the mesmerising mechanics of the tourbillon.
The hours and minutes are displayed in a unique peripheral format made possible by a planetary gear system that orbits 360° around the tourbillon. A 12-factor gear ratio allows the planetary system to empower the progression of the hours. The hour-and-minute display system is fixed on two broad, high-precision ball bearings designed to optimise the movement’s efficiency as much as possible.
Each dial element has undergone meticulous work, reflecting the great attention to detail given to its realisation. Green SuperLuminova has been carefully applied to the hour hand bearing the Maximal emblem, to the minute track of the rehaut, and to the centre of the indexes. The Grade 5 titanium dial affixed to the fixed hour wheel has been meticulously adorned with one of the visual pillars of the film, the Inca murals depicting the Maximals existence on Earth.
The circular 45mm case in satin-finished Grade 5 titanium is engraved and filled with black lacquer. The words “Time Set” are engraved in Cybertronix language and filled with Mechatron Green lacquer on the time-setting pusher. On the watch’s case back, the Autobots icon takes centre stage on the winding and time-setting D-ring key, surrounded by Inca representations of the Maximals.
The functional sculpture included with the Collector Set is a reproduction of the Maximal Airazor. In the film, this Airazor artifact is presented as a museum art piece that has kept a well-guarded, precious secret for thousands of years. Here, the Airazor artifact conceals an equally precious object: the Kross Studio Transformers: Rise of the Beasts central tourbillon timepiece.
