Atelier Wen Ancestra 蛟 (Jiāo) Launch (limited) edition - Chinese

$ 6,200.00 USD

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A portrait of refined elegance, the launch edition of our dress watch features a hand-hammered, grand feu enamel dial crafted by the workshop of 孔令俊 Kong Lingjun, the foremost enamel dial atelier in China. Its elaborately constructed 904L steel case houses a state-of-the-art, heavily customised Pequignet Calibre EPM03, and is decorated to extensive detail in a variety of finishes.

01 Case

  • 904L stainless steel case with contrasting surfaces and exceptional attention to finish.
  • 38mm (Diameter) X 46mm (LUG-TO-LUG).
  • 11.3mm thickness (9.05mm excluding crystals)
  • Screw-down crown.
  • Water resistant to 100m/10ATM.

02 Dial

  • Hand-hammered, 925 silver dial base
  • Grand feu, fumé enamel dial with deep cobalt by the workshop of Kong Lingjun.
  • Calligraphed odd hour markers in traditional Chinese numerals (Variant 1), Bamboo-inspired even hour markers in Western-Arabic numerals (Variant 2)
  • Alternating lab-grown baguette-cut diamonds

03 Hands

  • Tri-planed, voluminous rhodium-plated “leaf” hands.
  • Frosted mid-plane and high-polished, deeply concave side planes.
  • Hand-bent minute hand.

04 Crystal

  • Double-domed sapphire box crystal with 5 layers of anti-reflective coating.

05 Caseback

  • Full-display, slightly domed sapphire crystal case back
  • 5 layers of anti-reflective coating

06 Movement

  • Heavily-customised Pequignet Calibre EPM03.
  • 3/4 bridge with circular, deeply micro-etched Chinese manuscript of 446 characters from the ancient Chinese poem, 天问 (tiān wèn).
  • Black-polished ratchet return wheel and balance bridge.
  • Skeletonised, mono-bloc tungsten rotor with mixed finishing — frosting, colimaçonnage, laser-engraved 回纹 (huí wén), plated in 5N rose gold.
  • Bi-directional, automatic winding with patented winding gear and “Pellaton” lever system. Also supports manual-winding.
  • 21 jewels.
  • 28,800 bph.
  • 65 hour power reserve.
  • 4/+6s per day (with an average of +/-2s per day).
  • Adjusted in 6 positions and to three temperatures.
  • Hacking Function

07 Strap

  • Hand-stitched, full-grain leather strap with Epsom upper and Zermatt lining.
  • 20mm width (at the case), tapering to 16mm at the buckle.
  • Steel buckle with mixed finishing (hand-applied, high-polished bevels and angles, strong satin brushing) and traditional, lacquer-filled Atelier Wen seal.
  • Quick-release spring bars.