OVERLAP INVESTIGATION

I started thinking of other mechanical systems that take advantage of overlap to create dynamically moving curved form for specific geometric intent.



In particular I started to look at mechanics of metal wrist watch bands. All dynamically change shape in order to fit smartly with the vast array of possible different wrists, and some even make use of springs to stretch in ways that may or may not be similar to the mechanics of the prawn exoskeleton.


My research turned up a collector's item very much valued within the community of time-piece enthusiasts from the 70s named the Omega Megasonic Lobster. Unlike the more common implementation of the watch band that weaves spokes between possibly several rows, but always more than one, the lobster watch band contains only one row and moves very similarly on one axis to the lobster prawn tail.

Of course I will never be able to afford the cost necessary to acquire one of the limited number remaining in circulation, but thankfully the internet is replete with images.