FIG. 001

Complexity
is beauty.

Real CAD, every part, pulled apart along one axis and etched point by point into an 80 mm block of K9 crystal.

Object
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Parts
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State
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01 · The library

Every part,
on show.

02 · The crystal

The machine,
held still.

The annotation is part of the engraving: leaders, ETA part numbers and names are etched in the glass with the movement.

ETA 6497-1 movement exploded and etched inside a K9 crystal cube, with engraved part annotations
Crystal
K9 optical, 80 × 80 × 80 mm
Etch
Sub-surface laser, 300 DPI
Object
Real CAD, exploded on one axis
Light
One shaft from above. No LED, no colour.
Annotated crystal with ten ETA part callouts
FIG. 002 · leaders traced through the glass, n = 1.517
03 · Process

Nothing invented.
Nothing left out.

  1. 01

    Real CAD

    Every cube starts from the engineering model: the real parts, the real count, the manufacturer's own numbering where it exists.

  2. 02

    One axis

    Parts leave in the order a watchmaker or mechanic would take them off, along one line, with an even gap. Never a tower.

  3. 03

    300 DPI

    Every edge is etched point by point inside K9 optical glass. A tone per part, so the layers read apart.

04 · Drops

Numbered once.

Ten cubes per drop, each in a numbered edition. Sizes 060 · 080 · 100 mm.

Drop 01 · The archive
Drop 02 · The garage
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