KILONOVA

Three connected timepieces honouring the source of all gold in the universe

Kilonova: Afterglow is the final timepiece in the Kilonova trilogy, honouring the last phase of the cosmic events that forge all gold in the universe.
 
The striking dial is coated in an ultra-black pigment, absorbing 99.4% of visible light. This void is then intentionally broken by natural cracks (a nod to the Japanese Kintsugi art form), allowing a brilliant contrast to shine through. The unique crack pattern ensures that every single dial is one-of-a-kind.
 
Limited to just 50 units built in Melbourne Australia, time is marked by hand-made hour and minute hands featuring an interlocking orb and half-moon design, symbolizing the intense jets of high-energy particles ejected by a Kilonova event.

KILONOVA: AFTERGLOW

AU$1,990.00

Quantity

Each timepiece is built to order. Build time is approx. 4 weeks.

Melbourne, Australia: Design and fabrication of dial, hands and other internal components. As well as movement customisations and overall assembly

Switzerland: Movement

Striking Design

Tones of black and gold create dramatic contrast.

The dial features an ultra-black coating that absorbs 99.4% of visible light.

Via a special process, natural cracks are formed in the surface, allowing a brilliant contrast to shine through - a nod to the Japanese art of Kintsugi. The result is that the crack patterns on every single dial are unique.

42mm Stainless Steel Black coating
3atm water resistance
10.3mm thick

Case

Unique cracks in the ultra black coating on each dial

Cracked Dial

Fractured Void

Floating above the uniquely cracked ultra-black dial are hand-made hour and minute hands, featuring an interlocking orb and half-moon design – representing the intense jets of high-energy particles that are ejected from a kilonova immediately before the lingering cosmic afterglow.

Swiss Movement

The timepiece is be fitted with your choice of Swiss made movement, viewable through the exhibition case back.

Colour-In-Motion

Where intricate gears and vibrant hues meet to create a bold spectacle.

Each Colour-In-Motion movement is disassembled and customised in-house and displays a vibrant NASA space image etched onto the movement.

Ultra Black

A special ultra-black coating absorbs 99.4% of visible light.

Sapphire Crystal

Durable sapphire crystal on the case front protects against scratches and cracks.

A Kilonova Event

Seen by astronomers as a bright blast of electromagnetic radiation - a Kilonova occurs when two super-dense objects collide, such as two neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole.

The objects first begin orbiting each other, being pulled closer and closer together. They then collide in a huge explosion so violent that it forges the heaviest materials in the universe, including gold and platinum - radiating x-rays through the universe in what is referred to as the afterglow.