Atelier Wen · Microbrand · Hong Kong

Atelier Wen Ancestra

Limited · 2025 · Dress

From $5,848
  • Pequignet Calibre Initial (EPM03)
  • 38 mm × 11.3 mm
  • Sapphire crystal
  • 100 m water resistance

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Movement

Type
Automatic
Tier
Premium
Complications
Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Frequency
28,800 bph
Power reserve
65 h
Hacking
Yes
Accuracy (factory)
-4 / +6 s/day
Modifications
Three-quarter bridge micro-etched with a 446-character Chinese poem, black-polished ratchet return wheel and balance bridge, skeletonised tungsten rotor plated in 5N rose gold

Case

Diameter
38 mm
Lug to lug
46 mm
Thickness
11.3 mm
Lug width
20 mm
Material
Steel (904L)
Hardening
—
Water resistance
100 m
Crown
Screw-down
Case back
Display
Bezel
—
Finishing
Contrasting surfaces; separate screwed-on lugs

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Shape
Box
Anti-reflective
Yes (side not stated)
Lume
—

Bracelet

Bracelet
Not offered

Straps

Strap 1
Leather, quick release, Hand-stitched Epsom leather with Zermatt lining, 20mm tapering to 16mm, steel buckle

Weight

Head only
—
On bracelet
—
On strap
—

Prices

VariantConfigurationTypePriceUSDAs ofSource
All—Msrp45,900 HKD$5,8482026-10-24link

Variants

NameReferenceDial
Jiāo Chinese NumeralsAWANC_LAUNCH_BLUECobalt grand feu enamel
Jiāo Arabic NumeralsAWANC_LAUNCH_BLUE_ARCobalt grand feu enamel

About this entry

80% of key specs known. Missing: weight, hardening, lume.

Launch (limited) edition of Atelier Wen's Ancestra dress watch, 蛟 (Jiāo); the order window had closed on 2026-10-25 and no edition size is stated. Hand-hammered 925 silver dial base with grand feu fumé enamel in cobalt by Kong Lingjun's workshop, lab-grown baguette diamond markers alternating with calligraphed Chinese odd-hour numerals (variant 1) or Arabic even-hour numerals (variant 2). 904L case with lugs screwed on separately, 38mm x 46mm lug to lug, 11.3mm (9.05mm excluding crystals), screw-down crown, 100m. Double-domed sapphire "box" crystal and slightly domed sapphire display back, each with five AR layers (side not stated). Heavily customised Pequignet EPM03 (the Calibre Initial; Atelier Wen's JSON description calls it that): 21 jewels, 4Hz, 65h, -4/+6 s/day, adjusted in six positions and three temperatures, hacking; no date window on the dial. Strap only (no bracelet listed). Lume not mentioned. Release year from the July 2025 listing.

Last verified: 2026-10-25. Edit or correct this entry.

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