Halcyon Story
Halcyon, Born in Jingdezhen ( 90% of the more than 300,000 pieces of porcelain in the Palace's collection come from Jingdezhen Shanqixiang, the Curator of the Palace Museum), the hometown of porcelains, founded by a group of people who are passionate about porcelains and have made a career out of it - university teachers, heads of porcelain schools, porcelain artisans, painters, artists - all of whom have different professions but who all concur that porcelains hold a unique allure.
We settled on an arrangement very soon, with the famous porcelain artist, Ms. Sun Dena, leading the drawing of the dial and the art design of the watch, the former Hublot designer, Mr. Guo Sheng, with his team, supporting the tech design of the watch, while the rest of us drove the development of the dial.
We have rented the laboratory of Jingdezhen Porcelain University and a factory in Shenzhen with state-of-the-art perforation equipment. The tiles are initially stoked in the laboratory and then sent to Shenzhen for perforation, after which they are returned to Jingdezhen for glazing and then sent back to Shenzhen for tests of flatness and other factors. We never imagined that this process would take three years, during which we would have explored almost all the ingredients of the glaze, the glazing process, and the stoking process, just to get a porcelain tile with the unique Jingdezhen glaze into the case. Fortunately, although the process was long, we were able to do it, and on September 17, 2022, two porcelain dials that met the watchmaking requirements, as well as ours, and on September 30, 30 pieces were produced. Subsequently, in February 2023, hundreds of ceramic plates prepared for Origin were all produced.
The watch's porcelain dial is the only hurdle we have ever had to overcome, and once that is done, numerous conventional porcelain processes can be used. We were extremely happy with this, and we have plans to collaborate with additional renowned artists in the future to produce more miniature paintings as well as to use more conventional porcelain techniques to make watchs.
Porcelain exudes a natural vibrancy and a refined aesthetic that makes it not only a material of beauty but also a symbol of cultural elegance.
Inherent Vibrancy
Porcelain possesses a unique vitality. The texture of porcelain stands in a class of its own, with a warm, glossy, and vibrant finish that catches the eye immediately, distinguishing itself from the rest. The more one contemplates it, the more its exceptional qualities become apparent, revealing it as a true piece of art that withstands the test of time. It exudes energy in moments of fervor and offers quiet contemplation in times of calm.
Exclusive Rarity
Porcelain is crafted from clay, and achieving the thin, flat consistency required for watch movements with fully porcelain dials is extraordinarily challenging, making watches with true porcelain dials exceedingly rare. While we can't exhaustively account for every porcelain watch on the market, we can confidently say that throughout the history of watches, including those rare pieces only found at auctions, genuine porcelain dial watches are exceedingly scarce.
Cultural and Aesthetic Pursuit
From its inception, porcelain has embodied the pursuit of beauty, carrying people's hopes and aspirations due to its delicate color and enduring gloss. Over time, it has come to symbolize elegance, tranquility, confidence, and composure. These cultural symbols will become part of you, radiating a renewed brilliance wherever you go.