A wristwatch series for Alessi whose case and band are formed as a single integrated geometry — the housing contoured to the architecture of the wrist — with hands and indices set on a subtly hemispherical face that gives shadow and depth to the act of telling time.
The Arc was designed for Alessi as a wristwatch series predicated on the architecture of the wrist. Rather than a case fitted to a band by separate lugs, the watch resolves as a single integrated form — case and strap shaped as continuous fields that work in unison and contour to the forearm as one sculpted object.
Face
Two face configurations were produced: a minimal time-only version, and a chronograph carrying three sub-dials arranged in a trefoil at the centre of the dial. In both, the hands and indices sit on a subtly hemispherical surface rather than a flat plane. The shallow curvature is enough to introduce shadow play across the dial — the hands cast onto the surface beneath them, and the surface itself catches light differently around its edge — so the act of reading time gains a tectonic, architectural quality. The face is treated as a miniature facade.
Production
The watch was produced with Alessi at the company’s facilities in Crusinallo, in the Piedmont region of Italy. The series was offered in both face configurations with either a black rubber strap or a brushed-steel bracelet.
