XRBY x PHILIPPE JACQUIN-RAVOT - Pin Parasol (pinus pinea)
Description
There is no “small” Art … but an Art of the small!
In these times of “gigantism”, where everything takes proportions that escape our understanding, where information is dispensed with a requirement of immediacy in a global perimeter, where everything seems to be thought to reach the conquest of the infinitely large, it seems that art is on the way to meet a new challenge.
The umbrella pine, the subject of the sundial, is the result of research, observation and the production of coherent sets, dictated by this craftsman’s interest in science and botany.
The umbrella pine that stands out was chosen among the trees of the collection “36 examples of trees” for its symbolism of serenity and security, and its evocation of the sun of Mediterranean countries. The “parasol” shape of this tree benefits from an interesting variable geometry explanation since it comes from the combination between the vertical direction of the axes and the equivalent growth of the trunk and branches.
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There is no “small” Art … but an Art of the small!
In these times of “gigantism”, where everything takes proportions that escape our understanding, where information is dispensed with a requirement of immediacy in a global perimeter, where everything seems to be thought to reach the conquest of the infinitely large, it seems that art is on the way to meet a new challenge.
The umbrella pine, the subject of the sundial, is the result of research, observation and the production of coherent sets, dictated by this craftsman’s interest in science and botany.
The umbrella pine that stands out was chosen among the trees of the collection “36 examples of trees” for its symbolism of serenity and security, and its evocation of the sun of Mediterranean countries. The “parasol” shape of this tree benefits from an interesting variable geometry explanation since it comes from the combination between the vertical direction of the axes and the equivalent growth of the trunk and branches.
Specifications
Case and dial
Metal
Full Sapphire Box
Case Diameter
41 mm
Thickness
11,60 mm
Dial
More than 40 hours of work to design it on a 6/10ths thick paper (410g/m2), not counting the upstream research work to select the paper, undertake the cutting, make the prototype… The non-greased cardboard surface is acid-free, with an alkaline reserve, free of any optical brightener, with a natural and stable whiteness, in compliance with the ISO9706 standard. The paint used is Schmincke and Rowney watercolor with Raphael Kolinsky brushes no 0,2/0 and 3/0.
Water Resistance
5 ATM / 50 m
Case Back
Grade 5 titanium perforated by an anti-reflective sapphire crystal.
Movement
Movement
ASE 205.00 / XRby
Winding type
Automatic manufacture movement with micro-rotor decorated with multi-material marquetry
Function
Hours and minutes
Power reserve
86 heures
Frequency
3 Hz (21'600 Alt/h)
Spiral
Philips flat spiral with terminal curve
Pendulum
Fixed inertia balance
Movement dimensions
30,40 mm (13 1/4'')
Movement thickness
5,35 mm
Number of movement components
198
Ruby
33
Strap and buckle
Buckle Type
3-blade folding clasp
Buckle Material
316L stainless steel
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