Designed by Japan’s master designer Riki Watanabe in 1977, the Riki Steel 1977 is based on the idea of balance between “the power concentrating inside and spreading outside.”
 
The clock face combines Arabic numerals with lines extending in twelve different directions, creating a visual effect in which the numbers appear to change size depending on your distance from the clock. As you move closer and then step back, the numerals appear to enlarge and reduce, giving the simple dial a distinctive sense of movement.
 
The design uses this “push-pull” effect to create a different way of experiencing a clock face, making the Riki Steel 1977 a notable example of Watanabe’s experimental approach to design.
 
Made from steel with a silent sweep movement, the Riki Steel 1977 is available in an Orange version featuring Watanabe’s “Lightness” typeface, also used in his Riki Lightness clock designs.