MONOGRAPH 02 // HAUTE HORLOGERIE & 3D WEBGL SHOWROOM

Kronos—TourbillonCalibreK-920&SpatialChronometry

Sub-millimeter Swiss mechanical escapement kinematics rendered in real-time 60 FPS WebGL.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY // GENEVA HAUTE HORLOGERIE

Operating from Rue du Rhône in Geneva, independent watchmaker Kronos sought a digital allocation salon worthy of their $185,000 Grade 5 Titanium flying tourbillon. Lumina engineered a zero-latency WebGL observatory allowing collectors to inspect every hand-beveled bridge, ruby jewel bearing, and 28,800 VPH escapement oscillation.

PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS // ARCHIVAL DOSSIER

CLIENTKronos Horlogerie SA
LOCATIONRue du Rhône, Geneva
DURATION16 Weeks • Q2 2025 Handover
DELIVERABLESMonogram Typeface • WebGL Showroom • Collector Portal
LIVE URLkronos-geneve.ch ↗
COMMENDATIONFWA of the Day • D&AD Wood Pencil

FIG. 02 // CALIBRE K-920 COAXIAL ESCAPEMENT & GEAR TRAIN KINEMATICS

TOLERANCE ±0.002mm • GRADE 5 BRUSHED TITANIUM

REF: KRO-K920-CAD // 4:1 SCALE+ COAXIAL AXIS
▲41.0mm▼

KRONOS

K-920

GENÈVE

28.8k4.0HzVPH

◀ 9.4mm CASE PROFILE ▶

THE 3-STAGE MECHANICAL KINEMATIC ARCHITECTURE

METALLURGY & FINISHING CODEX

CASE ALLOYMicro-Blasted Grade 5 Titanium
CRYSTAL DOMEBox-Domed Anti-Reflective Sapphire
JEWEL BEARINGSSynthetic Corundum Pigeon-Blood Rubies
DIAL SURFACEGalvanic Obsidian Frosted Maillechort

01 // THE CONVICTION

“A mechanical watch is frozen music; its digital counterpart must beat with the exact same physical pulse.”

TRANSLATING MICRO-MECHANICS TO SILICON

Standard 3D product viewers feel lifeless because they ignore rotational inertia and acoustic micro-feedback. By coupling GLSL anisotropic metal shaders with 4.0 Hz haptic tick impulses, collectors experience the tactile tension of winding the crown directly on glass.

02 // SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE & CRAFT

BESPOKE ENGRAVING SERIF

Calibre K-920 Dial Numerals

XII III VI IX 28800

Drawn specifically for 0.12mm pad-printing on frosted German silver dials and high-DPI OLED viewports.

ANISOTROPIC PBR SHADERS

Côtes de Genève Light Diffraction

REAL-TIME BRDF RAYMARCHING

SPECULAR LOBE: 12° BRUSH ANGLE ── 45° CHAMFER ── 90° POLISH

Custom normal-map micro-grooves accurately diffract ambient studio lighting as the user tilts their device.

03 // MEASURED TELEMETRY & COMMERCIAL IMPACT

100%

ALLOCATION SOLD

All 50 annual timepiece allocations reserved in 48h.

06m 12s

CALIBER INSPECTION

Average time collectors spent in exploded movement view.

<2ms

AUDIO SYNC

Acoustic escapement impulse latency on desktop & mobile.

$9.2M

PRIVATE INQUIRIES

Direct collector appointments booked via the portal.

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