Graphical watches with logic and philosophy
With its extraordinary one-hand watches, Botta approaches the topic time differently than conventional watches with two hands. A one-handed watch works like an analog measuring instrument that precisely indicates a value on a fine scale with just a single hand. The time of day can be read off with an accuracy of about five minutes - experience has shown that this is perfectly adequate for most situations. "Our one-hand watches not only tell the time, but also express our personality. We designed them for people who have a relaxed approach to time and a sense for design," says Klaus Botta, developer of the one-hand watch and owner of BOTTA design.
24-hour one-hand principle corresponds to the natural course of the day
The UNO 24 leaves the normal viewing habits behind, being quite logical and clear with its 24-hour display. The direction of the hour hand corresponds to the position of the sun. Within 24 hours the hand will show a full rotation on the specially developed scale. Each time of day has its exact position; the upper half of the dial corresponds to the upper half the day, the bottom half to those of the night. A dividing line runs through the date and marks the Transition to the next day. What seems unusual at first glance is at second glance logically and intuitively accessible. Multi-hand watches require a certain abstraction capability, while BOTTA's UNO 24 is graphically accurate to the day. Thus the one-hand principle simplifies the display and tracking of time.
Handmade BOTTA watches from Germany - timeless and of high quality
BOTTA design is one of the few watchmakers that work after the principle "Made in Germany". Design, development and assembly take place in Germany without any exception. Additionally, BOTTA solely uses first-class components.
The cover glass of the UNO 24 and other BOTTA watches is made of synthetic sapphire. "Sapphire crystal is actually a colorless, transparent ceramic as hard as a ruby and therefore the ideal material for watch crystals."
In all BOTTA watches, the sapphire crystal has an anti-reflective coating on both sides. This improves the transparency and additionally gives it a noble bluish glimmer. The Swiss precision movements are from Ronda and ETA; the vegetable tanned leather watch straps are also made in Germany.
"Whoever gets involved with the UNO 24 will perceive time in a completely new way in the future and can be sure that he will be talked about, because a one-hand watch will attract."
The UNO 24 has just been awarded the international renowned design prize "Focus Open" in gold for its convincing logic that is technically and creatively perfectly implemented.