Kollokium Projekt 02 FFF&F Edition

The Next Chapter Begins: Presenting the kollokium Projekt 02 (K,P–n°02) Friends, Family, Fools & Flippers Edition

Always exploring, project by project and layer by layer. After two years in development, kollokium is proud to finally present its second creation, humbly named Projekt 02. Based on an idea that was proposed during the earliest brainstorming days of the kollokium project in 2020, Projekt 02 takes a more organic route in neubrutalist design.

Architectural yet organic. Industrial yet handcrafted. Three-dimensional yet relatively compact. Projekt 02 is a holistic anomaly that once again demonstrates kollokium’s drive to pursue novel ways of interpreting the wristwatch. With a topographical dial composed of 67 stacked dial plates in a slim barrel-shaped die-cast steel case, K,P–n°02 makes its debut in a 199-piece Friends, Family, Fools & Flippers edition.

We’ll admit it, we had no idea how the world (or rather, the handful of people that know of our existence) would perceive kollokium after nearly two years of Projekt 01 and its several iterations so far. Was it destined to become a one-trick pony, “that brand with the pin dials”? or would it continue to explore beyond the confines of traditional watch design? Truthfully, we try not to pay too much attention to chatter, but we hope that Projekt 02 will definitively answer that. K,P–n°02 is not an evolution of Projekt 01, but a wholly different trip. In fact, the two share only a handful of elements: the crown, the hands, the movement and the strap. Everything else has been conceived and developed from the ground up as a different dialogue within the same language.

If Projekt 01 is Blade Runner, Projekt 02 is Dune. While very much a continuation in the research of depth, texture and interplay of light and shadow, Projekt 02 is softer. Rounder. More organic in its lines and less academic in its approach. A slimmer, monobloc diecast steel case gives way to a layered dial that can be described as topographical. Is it inspired by natural formations or some work of deconstructivist architecture? Maybe both, maybe neither. One thing’s for sure: there’s absolutely nothing like it.

It’s all in the layers

Wild ideas and fancy 3D renders are great and all, but how to go about actually creating something so different and truly unprecedented?

Simply enough, Projekt 02’s dial began as a flat image with an organic pattern. Curving, meandering, circling but never sharp. The image was then broken down so that contours would be created around the different undulating forms. Those contours were then transfigured into different layers in different heights, producing a micro-landscape across multiple levels. While seemingly random, the dial in fact features twelve hour markers and has a certain logic and pattern, with three equal parts making up the circle.

When viewed from the top, it resembles some sort of Damascus steel or forged metal. But as soon as the angle is shifted (made easier with the enormous sapphire crystal that starts from the base layer of the dial), the extent of its volume and depth become dramatic.

After Projekt 01 and its laborious dial consisting of nearly 500 individual components, we really tried to make our lives easier with Projekt 02, but it just didn’t work out. From making the dial out of a monobloc mold or CNC machining it, we attempted to take the path of least resistance, but nothing looked nearly as good and detailed as what we had in mind. And so, once again, we ended up with a dial that’s far more challenging to produce than we could have imagined. But we believe the result make it totally worth it...

Brutalist artisanship

While kollokium’s designs are meant to evoke a sense of industrialism and rawness, behind the avant-garde object is a tremendous amount of manual, meticulous handwork. And because there’s no equivalent to base our work on, we end up having to find creative solutions to problems no one has encountered before. While we wouldn’t consider ourselves champions of traditional handcrafts, our watches require specialized hands and talent to materialize. We call it brutalist artisanship.

Projekt 02’s topographical dial is made in 9 layers, composed of 67 individual dial plates, which are individually hand-painted with a mix of lacquer and Super-Luminova, carefully avoiding the metal contours. These plates are then vertically stacked and pegged on top of each other, one at a time. It takes around 6 hours to assemble a single dial, and the plates can be prone to bending when pressed together, causing the entire dial to have to be discarded and the work starts all over again. Oh, the poor dial-makers…

It should be noted that given just how much of the dial work is done by hand, industriallevel perfection and super-tight tolerances are not the aim of the game for us. We rejoice in the fact that no two dials will be identical, and that some discrepancies are only natural in this kind of work. In fact, we’re so proud of it that we offer a full panoramic view of the dial through the tall sapphire crystal with rounded edges.

Monobloc case (or is it?)

An element that we believe makes kollokium stand out from the rest is our approach to making cases. Instead of the tried and tested methods of CNC milling or stamping (yuck), we use a method that isn’t commonly found in watchmaking: diecasting. By working with a mold, the molten 316L stainless steel can take on forms that would be difficult to achieve with other methods, while also exhibiting a unique matte texture that requires no finishing. It's steel in all its raw glory.

In Projekt 02, the case serves as a structural platform, upon which the topographical dial is built. With no distinct bezel (from the outside anyways), no caseback and no detachable lugs, it’s a single integrated unit that’s indivisible. The design is such that a slightly arched barrel-shaped central element appears to be held in place by four triangular lugs, as if welded together. No sharp angles, no straight lines. It’s all in the curves and tension. With a rounded bottom and downward lugs, the case sits very close to the wrist and wears surprisingly slim. With no visible logo or branding, the watch bears only one mark of its makers: the project’s full internal dossier or project name, K,P–n°02, in relief on the side of the case. On the opposite side, the signature kollokium triangular valve-shaped crown.

One of the elements that many of our customers adore about their kollokium watch is the strap. Light, elastic and breathable, the strap is inspired by outdoor gear (glamping trip, anyone?). The hook buckle, also in diecast steel to match the case, fastening system and stitched loops to easily adjust the size on the go.

kollokium ≠ watchmaker

We’re not pretending to be something we’re not. kollokium may be a lot of things (at least we like to think so), but a watchmaker on a bench isn’t one of them. For Projekt 02, we’re continuing to use Swiss movement manufacturer La Joux-Perret’s G101 automatic movement. With a power reserve of 68 hours, you can take it off on Friday and wear it again on Monday (though why anyone would want to remove it at all is beyond us, but hey). Since kollokium had nothing to do with the movement, it was decided to leave it completely unbranded and unadorned. It’s not like you can see it anyways ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The kollokium Projekt 02 Friends, Family, Fools & Flippers is an introductory limited edition of 199 pieces that will first be offered to the original Projekt 01 F&F owners, then to existing kollokium watch owners.

The first publicly available variant of Projekt 02 will be unveiled in Q1 2026.

Technical specifications

Kollokium Projekt 02 FFF&F Edition

Limited edition of 199 pieces

Case

• Material: Monobloc steel case topped by sapphire glass box
• Diameter: 39.5 mm
• Height without sapphire crystal: 5.90mm; Height with sapphire crystal: 12.40mm
• Valve-shaped crown
• Water-resistant to 5ATM

Dial and hands

• Topographical dial with 67 dial plates
• Warm silver finish with sandblasted edges.
• Dial plates filled with white lacquer infused with green emission Super-LumiNova
• Warm silver hour and minute hands with applied Lichtblock™ elements, green emission Super-LumiNova
• Fluorescent orange seconds hand with bent triangle counterweight

Movement

• La Joux-Perret G101 automatic movement
• Diameter: 26 mm
• Height: 4.45 mm
• Frequency: 4Hz, 28’800vph
• Number of jewels: 24
• Uni-directional unsigned winding rotor
• Power reserve: approximately 68 hours

Functions/Indications

• Hours, minutes, and seconds

Strap and buckle

• Khaki-green elastic textile single-piece strap with “hook” buckle in die-cast steel

MSRP

• CHF 3’333.33 (excl. taxes) for FFF&F edition
• CHF 3’666.66 (excl. taxes) future “public” variants

For more information, please visit kollokium.com