{"product_id":"ancestra-蛟-jiao","title":"Ancestra 蛟 (Jiāo)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"buttons-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-form-container\"\u003e\u003cform method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/atelierwen.com\/cart\/add\" id=\"product-form-template--25820224717120__main\" class=\"form\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-type=\"add-to-cart-form\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-form__buttons\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"display: none; mso-hide: all;\"\u003eTop of Form\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA polished nod to the noblest of mythologies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inaugural edition in our new dress watch collection, Ancestra, 蛟 (JIĀO), draws its form from a folkloric lineage spanning millennia. With a case inspired by the sinuous forms of the Hongshan jade dragon carvings (猪龙, zhū lóng) — mankind's very first recorded depictions of dragons, it fuses contemporary design with deep cultural significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e蛟 (JIĀO) also features a hand-hammered, grand feu enamel dial crafted laboriously by the talents of Kong Lingjun’s enamel workshop, as well as an all-new, heavily customised, high-performance movement by the French manufacture, Pequignet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhen Perception was first conceived, its chief inspirations were the traditional cues found throughout Chinese architecture. A key feature of many traditional Chinese architectural compounds was the presence of \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\"\u003e盆景\u003c\/span\u003e (pén j\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eǐ\u003c\/span\u003eng), or landscape gardens which were placed at the heart of a home or courtyard to serve as visual and symbolic centres.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe choice of Pietersite, with its deep blue-black tones and swirling patterns, naturally echoes the visual imprint and spirit of \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\"\u003e山水盆景\u003c\/span\u003e (shānshu\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eǐ\u003c\/span\u003e p\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003enj\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eǐ\u003c\/span\u003eng), or mountain-water landscape gardens, the oldest and most classical renditions of such gardens. Its swirling patterns mimic their cascading streams, and its foundational bands of dark quartz evoke the weathered rock faces rising from those waters.\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCase:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e904L stainless steel case with contrasting surfaces and exceptional attention to finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e38mm (Diameter) X 46mm (LUG-TO-LUG).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e11.3mm thickness (9.05mm excluding crystals)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eScrew-down crown.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWater resistant to 100m\/10ATM.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDial:\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l7 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHand-hammered, 925 silver dial base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l7 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGrand feu, fumé enamel dial with deep cobalt by the workshop of Kong Lingjun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l7 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCalligraphed odd hour markers in traditional Chinese numerals (Variant 1),\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l7 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBamboo-inspired even hour markers in Western-Arabic numerals (Variant 2)\u003cbr\u003eAlternating lab-grown baguette-cut diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHands:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTri-planed, voluminous rhodium-plated “leaf” hands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrosted mid-plane and high-polished, deeply concave side planes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHand-bent minute hand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrystal:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"mso-list: l5 level1 lfo4; 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