Celeste Watch Company 36mm Quartz

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40% of key specs known. Missing: movement, lug-to-lug, thickness, weight, hardening, AR coating, crown, lume, bracelet offered.

Celeste Watch Company's 36mm quartz case, one of the eight cases the brand fits its handmade dials to. Each dial design sold in this case is recorded as a variant: the store lists every design as its own product, and designs also offered in other case sizes are recorded on those models as well (see Editions). Brand FAQ ("The cases" and Q&A): polished 316L hypoallergenic stainless steel, "36mm Quartz - for Cloisonne and 3D designs - 16mm band size", Swiss-made Ronda quartz movement on a 364 cell (about 18 months' battery life; when the battery runs low the seconds hand stops for 4 seconds, then jumps), three hands, sapphire crystal, and water resistance of 30 m ("Water Resistant to 30M" in the cloisonné listings' specifications, which also give a 316L case, sapphire crystal and "Swiss Quartz Movement"; the brand's Professional Watch Assembly page, which cases enamel artists' dials in 32, 36 and 38mm, says "Swiss Ronda quartz movement" and "Water resistant to 30 meters"). The listings say only "Swiss Quartz" and the Ronda calibre isn't named, so only the movement type is recorded. Dials are made and the watches assembled at the brand's studio in Springfield, Oregon. Straps are vegetable-tanned goat leather (the cloisonné listings: leather band or metal bracelet; one design offers a stainless steel bracelet with white ceramic links), at the same price. Prices are the store's USD prices (the same on 2026-10-24 and 2026-10-31): the model price is the lowest design price in this case, and designs that cost more carry their own. Not stated: lug-to-lug, thickness, case back, crown, AR coating, lume, weight. Editions. 12 variants (dial designs) in this case on 2026-10-31: shell-inlay designs in abalone, mother of pearl and wood, some with CZ stones (Fireflies, Pot of Gold and Rainbow's End); cloisonné enamel dials by guest artists, by Merry-Lee Rae: Calla Lily, Fuji Horse, Hummingbird, Mermaid, Nouveau Iris, Snake and Tiger; by Terri Hickey: Outburst and Sunset. The cloisonné listings say "Only one available" (some "Only one 32mm/36mm available"); each dial is made by hand, so they are recorded as one-off pieces (limited_to 1). The same listings also sell, recorded on those models: in 32mm: Cloisonné Tiger by Merry-Lee Rae. The Merry-Lee Rae Hummingbird, Mermaid and Tiger dials were "hand made in collaboration with" or "completely hand made by" Miranda Tsertsvadze; the Terri Hickey dials are fine silver cloisonné. The Tiger listing sells two pieces, a 36mm with a black diamond at 12 ($2,400) and a 32mm with a black dot at 12 ($2,100). Merry-Lee Rae Hummingbird and Calla Lily dials are also sold in 32mm, and Hummingbird and Fuji horse dials as 38mm automatics, as separate listings. Sold out on 2026-10-31: Cloisonné Calla Lily by Merry-Lee Rae, Cloisonné Nouveau Iris by Merry-Lee Rae and Cloisonné Snake by Merry-Lee Rae.

Last verified: 2026-10-31. Edit or correct this entry.

Sources

• Celeste Watch Company, FAQ (cases, band sizes, movements, water resistance) accessed 2026-10-31
• Celeste Watch Company, Professional Watch Assembly (watch specifications for enamel artists' dials) accessed 2026-10-31
• Celeste Watch Company, Cloisonné 36mm Calla Lily by Merry-Lee Rae product page accessed 2026-10-31
• Celeste Watch Company, Cloisonné 36mm Fuji Horse by Merry-Lee Rae product page accessed 2026-10-31
• Celeste Watch Company, Cloisonné 36mm Hummingbird by Merry-Lee Rae product page accessed 2026-10-31
• Celeste Watch Company, Cloisonné Mermaid by Merry-Lee Rae product page accessed 2026-10-31
• Celeste Watch Company, Cloisonné Nouveau Iris by Merry-Lee Rae product page accessed 2026-10-31
• Celeste Watch Company, Cloisonné 36mm Outburst by Terri Hickey product page accessed 2026-10-31
• Celeste Watch Company, Cloisonné Snake by Merry-Lee Rae product page accessed 2026-10-31
• Celeste Watch Company, Cloisonné 36mm Sunset by Terri Hickey product page accessed 2026-10-31
• Celeste Watch Company, Cloisonné Tiger by Merry-Lee Rae product page accessed 2026-10-31
• Celeste Watch Company, Fireflies product page accessed 2026-10-31
• Celeste Watch Company, Pot of Gold product page accessed 2026-10-31
• Celeste Watch Company, Rainbow's End product page accessed 2026-10-31