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Axis II dials

pinion — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 12:10:10 +0000

Here’s some images of the new Axis II dials.

They are similar in structure to the existing Axis dials, but contain some subtle enhancements:

The dials now contain second markers, something Pinion deliberately removed as part of the first collection, but are essential for timekeeping given the central sweeping seconds hand.
The original dials were just ‘printed’, where as the new ones feature milled and polished metal batons to provide extra detail and depth. Pinion has designed these batons to feature a thicker edge of metal, which is then filled with SuperLuminova.
The colouring and finish on each dial is now different from the originals: The green dial, which will be used for the Axis Bronze is still satin in texture, but features othe new Pinion deep green colour. Also, this colour is used for the new new Axis II decorated rotors. On the existing models, the black dial was satin, meaning it would sometimes appear grey in colour, this time – these have been polished and feature a very subtle vertical brushed finish, this makes the black appear darker which will be perfect for the Axis II Black DLC and Steel models.

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AXIS II Rotors

pinion — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 14:11:44 +0000

Here’s some photos of the new hunter-green Swiss ETA automatic rotors that Pinion has decorated for the AXIS II collection being launched later this year.

In an automatic watch, such as the AXIS, the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of natural motion of the wearer’s arm which moves the rotor. So as long as you are wearing the watch, the movement provides infinite power.

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Introducing the Axis II

pinion — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 13:40:50 +0000

Pinion is pleased to announce a redesign and upgrade to the original Axis Automatic collection of watches.

When Pinion launched in 2013, it debuted with AXIS – a trio of watches available in steel, black DLC and bronze. Since then, Pinion has evolved its designs with the Pure and Revival watches and have now revised the original line up to bring these in line our current and future releases.

The 2015 Axis II will still be sized at 42mm but will take its dial reference directly from the graphic language of the R-1969 and Pure timepieces.

It’ll include a more detailed dial with applied indexes plus the case has been re-modeled to include our two-step supermodel bezel that was last seen on the R-1969.

The collection will be released later this year and will be available in the original form of steel, black and bronze.

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Evolution of the Pinion Crown

pinion — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:00:44 +0000

The watch crown is used to manually adjust the time and date in mechanical timepieces and ever since the inception of Pinion in early 2013, we have strived to produce the finest crown possible that could be used across our entire collection.

Having established the Pinion name in February 2013, we designed the logo for the brand that consists of the wording ‘PINION’ and a graphical representation of a pinion gear wheel (pictured centre). The identity was finalised in March 2013 and the symbols registered as a trademarks.

The image top left shows a section of the first concept designs for the Axis that we designed between February and April 2014. The Pinion gear wheel can be seen to be part of the crown.

The photograph top right displays one of the first images of our prototype watches, the Axis Black. True to our original designs, the gear wheel is engraved on the top of the crown.

Our desire to do better, resulted in a new crown design, which we developed in March 2014, firstly we wanted the crown to be more tactile – So we made the touch points on the edges larger. The Pinion gear wheel was designed raised from the top of the crown, providing more visual depth but still in keeping with our original vision and designs from the year before.

October 2014: The final image (bottom right) shows the finished manufactured crowns that are ready for assembly. The crowns are polished to provide a compliment to our watch hands. This is why we do not produce bronze or DLC crowns.

The new crowns will become available across our entire collection of watches – including the original Axis collection and customers who own the first collection of watches can upgrade to the new ones if they wish. (contact: hello@pinionwatches.com for more information).

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