Watch CGI & Animation · 2026
The ApolloChronograph
A 3D tribute to the Omega Speedmaster—the mechanical watch behind a critical 14-second burn.
- Year
- 2026
- Scope
- 3D Design, Animation & Art Direction
- Status
- Self-initiated
- Duration
- 1 month
Project overview
When the ship went dark, time became a navigation instrument.
The inspiration began with a ticking sound. During Apollo 13, a 14-second engine burn was timed manually on an Omega Speedmaster as part of the crew's return-home procedure.
The visual challenge was to hold two extremes in one system: the cold silence of space and the relentless mechanical heartbeat of a chronograph. The result is a tribute, not an advertising campaign.
Time under pressure.
The instrument
The dial, hands, bezel and tachymetre become more than product detail. Framed in isolation, they carry the pressure of a tool meant to be read when everything else has failed.
The mechanical heartbeat.
Inside the movement
Exploded layers and close mechanical views turn the calibre into a sequence of rhythm, friction and consequence. The motion builds from separate parts toward a complete reading of time.
Weight, precision, consequence.
The complete object
The final chapter returns from mechanism to material: crown, case and bracelet. Steel carries the idea of reliability without turning the tribute into a product campaign.
Project details
A tribute to the moment mechanical precision became a survival tool.
- Project
- The Apollo Chronograph
- Year
- 2026
- Created by
- Lamek
- Scope
- 3D Design, Animation & Art Direction
- Status
- Self-initiated tribute
- Duration
- 1 month
Independent tribute. Not affiliated with or commissioned by Omega or NASA.