Lotos Timepiece



Description:

Lotos Timepiece
The entire case parts and crown are made from common iron. After polishing, the watch parts were gold plated. Then all the visible areas have been polished again to remove the gold. Then the parts have been rusted slowly with a mixture of vinegar, salt and Hydrogen peroxide. The solution was frequently applied very thinly with a cotton swab and kept in the urushi-murô on high relative humidity. It took around 10 days to create an even rusted surface. Then the iron parts were dropped into Hydrochloric acid until all rust particles have been removed to leave a white and pure iron surface. Then the parts were sent to a supplier for a black PVD coating. The effect after PVD plating is comparable with the original brownish rust surface. The indexes are polished brass rivets. The hour hand is the stem of a blossom rendered in "takamaki-e" high relief urushi lacquer. There is only an hour hand that let you estimate the time. The leather strap is lacquered with black urushi.