Sơn Mài – Collector set
The first 10 pieces of the SON MAI collection will only be available in a luxurious collector's box numbered 01 to 10.
This collector's box, covered in intense blue Vietnamese lacquer and finished to the highest standards, has been designed to give even more pleasure and exclusivity to the most passionate among you!
Each box contains the 4 versions of the SON MAI collection, plus a collector's fountain pen developed especially for the occasion, also handcrafted in the same workshops using the two Métiers d'Art of sanded lacquer and silver leaf gilding. More than just an object, this fountain pen has a symbolic meaning and will accompany you in the important moments of your life, connecting you to the magic of workshops and beautiful things made to last...
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SPECIFICATIONS
Case: Recycled 316L stainless steel
Diameter: 39mm
Lug to lug distance: 45.6mm
Lug width: 20mm
Thickness: 11.80mm with crystal / 10.90mm without crystal.
Strap: DELUGS for AWAKE – grey nubuck, rubber-lined and stitched; 115 mm x 70mm / 20-16 mm, set on recycled 316L stainless steel pin buckle (choice of sizes available).
Métier d'Art dials: 4 colors ‘Lava’ / ‘Emerald’ / ‘Outre Bleu’ / ‘Amethyst’. Handcrafted using two ancestral Vietnamese techniques: “Sơn Mài” sanded lacquer and pure silver leaf gilding.
Indexes and hands: Super-LumiNova® BGW9, AWAKE luminous “coiffe” signature.
Crystal: Sapphire, anti-reflective coating.
Caseback: Screw-in caseback, sapphire crystal.
Movement: Automatic La Joux-Perret G101.
Power reserve: 68 hours.
Rotor Decoration: Customized tungsten rotor, alternating hollows and reliefs with brushed, bead-blasted and polished finishes.
36 MONTH WARRANTY
AWAKE watches are guaranteed for 36 months from the date of dispatch of your order.
DELUGS WRISTBAND SIZES
Always attentive to your needs, we offer for the very first time 2 bracelet sizes: M and L.
Medium: Wrist circumference 16.5cm - 19.0cm (standard)
Large: Wrist circumference 18.5cm - 21.0cm
Sơn Mài watches are fitted by default with a size M strap (standard size).
If you would like a size L strap, please specify in the comments when ordering.
SECURE FEDEX DELIVERY
Secure delivery of AWAKE watches is carried out by FEDEX.
The first half of the numbered watches will be delivered in December 2024. The other half will be delivered in January 2025.
Prices are displayed with VAT for European Union countries. For other countries the sales price will be deducted from European taxes once the destination has been entered.
Local taxes may apply in non-EU countries, and are the responsibility of the customer.
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A new approach to Métiers d’Art.
To celebrate our 5th anniversary with you, we are delighted to present our first permanent Swiss made and Métiers d'Art collection: SƠN MÀI.
This new stage in the AWAKE watchmaking journey is a world first, combining two Métiers d'Art with luminescent innovation and a Swiss movement...
French creativity, Swiss watchmaking excellence and Vietnamese ancestral art combine to offer you the quintessence of traditional art and contemporary watchmaking, with an unrivalled value proposition.
A world first: two Métiers d'Art combined, never before used in watchmaking.
SƠN MÀI takes AWAKE's vision to a whole new level: that of Métiers d'Art, the sanctuary of handwork that elevates the craftsman to the rank of artist and constitutes a cultural heritage whose beauty and poetry we wish to pass on to you...
For the first time in the history of watchmaking, two art crafts - Sơn Mài, Vietnamese sanded lacquer, and gilding with pure silver leaf - come together to create unique dials that will connect you to the magic of workshops, to the beauty of techniques and to the rarity of know-how handed down from generation to generation...
The dials in the SƠN MÀI collection are unique and carry the emotion of the hand that created them. Conceived and crafted as a work of art in its own right, each dial requires between 10 and 15 hours of handwork and concentration.
The art of Vietnamese “Sơn Mài”: mirror shine and depth.
To create the dials of the SƠN MÀI collection, we chose a technique never before used in watchmaking: Sơn Mài, or Vietnamese sanded lacquer, is one of Vietnam's oldest and most emblematic traditional arts. This ancestral art consists in meticulously superposing and polishing a large number of layers of natural lacquer to obtain a lustrous, mirror-like surface. According to Vietnamese tradition, craftsmen incorporate other materials into the lacquer to add texture and depth, achieving the stunning effects that give Vietnamese lacquers their unrivalled prestige.
It all begins with the meticulous extraction of sap from the Rhus Verniciflua tree, which grows in northern Vietnam and produces the most brilliant and precious lacquer. The sap is then treated to remove moisture and impurities, then filtered and dehydrated to obtain a pure, transparent lacquer, distinguished by its protective virtues and complex, shiny surfaces, to which natural pigments are added to create the vibrant palette of nuances found on SƠN MÀI dials.
The Shimmering Elegance of Silver-Leaf Gilding : complexity and delicacy.
To bring texture and depth to our dials, we have opted for the traditional Vietnamese integration of pure silver leaf into the dial base: a complex and delicate method, giving the dials in the SƠN MÀI collection a unique and striking visual effect.
A first coat of lacquer is applied, allowing the silver leaves to adhere. These are then meticulously applied with a brush, then delicately dabbed to create exceptional texture and relief. Natural color pigments are airbrushed on to accentuate the visual effects. Between 10 and 15 layers of lacquer follow, protecting the dial and giving it shine and resistance over time, until the final polishing stage. The entire process, which can take several weeks, demands extreme precision and constant attention to detail, so that each dial in the Sơn Mài collection becomes a unique, captivating work of art of impeccable quality.
Innovative mastery of luminescence for a distinctive visual signature.
Our new luminous signature is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of chiaroscuro, a poetic approach evoked by Junichirō Tanizaki in his book “In Praise of Shadows”, in which he emphasizes that beauty lies in the subtle relationship we maintain with objects and the play of light that preserves their mystery. Faithful to our avant-garde mindset and our desire to shake up codes, we have rethought the traditional construction (luminova above) and imagined a unique luminous signature that magnifies the depth of our dials without compromising their purity or legibility.
The hands and hour-markers are made of a thin, solid and delicately machined base of Super-LumiNova® BGW9 material, then surmounted lengthwise by a faceted and polished steel cap to create a backlighting inspired by chiaroscuro. A unique creative approach that meets two essential criteria: to bring a touch of luxury, elegance and perfect legibility to the daytime dial, without detracting from the beauty and depth of the lacquer, and to sublimate in the dark the intoxicating spectacle of this living, surprising material by revealing the striking details and reflections of the silver leaf. A daring way to display time in a subtle, elegant way, while allowing the dials to emerge in hypnotic beauty...