Industrial designer Tej Chauhan reveals the science-fiction influences behind his special edition of Rado's True Square watch in the latest exclusive video as part of Rado Design Week.
The British designer has created a vibrant twist on the Swiss watch brand's True Square timepiece, employing bold uses of colour, graphics and texture.
Chauhan looked to science-fiction films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner and Moon to develop the watch design.

"My influences come from typography, old sci-fi movies and popular culture," Chauhan explained in the video.
"We wanted to strike a balance between something contemporary and something traditional."
Produced in ceramic with a matt yellow finish, the watch face features an intricate display of silver concentric circles and indexes, as well as a small window fitted with a date indicator featuring a custom-designed font.
Instead of using the True Square's traditional linked ceramic strap, Chauhan used quilted leather to create a strap with a pillow-like surface that imitates watch links.
"I wanted to do something completely different with the strap, which emulated watch links but is clearly this kind of soft tactile material," he said.
Working with Rado to develop this design, Chauhan's watch is made using the brand's injection moulding technology and its signature high-tech ceramic material.

Introduced to the industry by Rado in the 1990s, the material is used in watchmaking due to its lightn...