MEMORIGIN – Harmony of Dragon and Phoenix Tourbillon

MEMORIGIN – Harmony of Dragon and Phoenix Tourbillon

Combining Chinese craftsmanship and Western tourbillon watchmaking techniques

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Dragon and Phoenix are spiritual and cultural symbols which represent auspiciousness and harmony. Dragon is considered to be ancestors of Chinese. It characterizes strength and passion. Phoenix, on the other hand, represents kindness and tenderness. Dragon and Phoenix together, demonstrate the balance between Yin and Yang, the contrary forces that give rise to each other. This concept, was widely applied in architectural structures and during festivals in ancient China.

Memorigin, the Hong Kong Tourbillon watch brand, has always been a strong advocate for the Chinese culture. The brand brings together fine Chinese craftsmanship and precise Western tourbillon watchmaking techniques to create “The harmony of Dragon and Phoenix” series. The outcome is an everlasting art piece that will be keepsake for generations.

The 18K Gold Dragon

With the background of heaven and earth on the dial, the Dragon sails through the blue ocean. The immortal phoenix takes off under the sunset, forming a harmonious scene. The 18K Gold Dragon is created with reference to ancient palace sculpture in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty.

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The facial expressions, hair, claws and scales are meticulously crafted. The eyes of dragon are made of Burmese rubies which sparkle brilliantly. The dragon's body under the water as well as the ripples around are sculpted sophisticatedly, which gives rise to a vivid and lively looking dragon.

The flying Phoenix

At the center of the dial, a realistically carved phoenix is taking off to the sky, outlining a peaceful scene. The delicate feathers of the phoenix were carved finely and elegantly.

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In order to create a three dimensional view, multi-layered mother-of-pearl and precious metals are used to create the dial. The Phoenix is engraved on a layer which is 0.5mm above the dial. The vivid sculpture of phoenix flying in the sky fully demonstrated the fine craftsmanship.

The flaming pearl – displaying second

Another highlight of this series is“Long Tu Zhu”, the flaming pearl at 8 o'clock position. Ancient Chinese believes Dragon has been practicing for centuries in order to refine a pearl, the internal alchemy, in its body. The dragon will spit out the pearl occasionally in order to absorb energy from the nature. Memorigin recreates this legend by using extremely refined craftsmanship to hollow out Akoya pearls from Japan, and fills the surrounding tubes with the world’s most powerful illuminating tritium gas (H₃). The tubes can sustain brightness for close to 40 years.

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The pearl rotates at a speed of 60s per cycle, complimenting with the rotation of the flying tourbillon with a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour at 6 o'clock position. The endless rotation of the pearl symbolizes eternity and fortune.

Tourbillon movement

The surface of the dome-shaped 2.5D sapphire glass enables one to appreciate the traditional sculptures and fine mechanical craftsmanship from both the front and side views. Memorigin overcome all challenges and reinvented the automatic tourbillon movement for “The harmony of Dragon and Phoenix” series. The automatic tourbillon movement provides 72 hours of power reserve, with frequency of 28,800 Oscillation/ Hour. Several parts of the movement were minimized to display a more spacious and spectacular view.



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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection
The harmony of Dragon and Phoenix Series

Reference  AT 0828

Dial
Skeletonized dial
Original design by MEMORIGIN®
Mother of pearl blue dial, gold hands
Unique sculpture 18K Gold Dragon & Phoenix, surrounded on the dial.
Diamond cut, applied blue indexes.  
• 6 Round diamonds indexes.
Case
Steel
Diameter:  42 mm
Thickness 14.3 mm
Crystal: Unique dome-shaped 2.5D sapphire crystal, with double-sided anti-reflective coating
Case back: Open, domed sapphire crystal with double-sided antireflective coating
Water resistance: 50 metres
Movement
Self-winding mechanical  
Manufacture Tourbillon
60-seconds flying tourbillon bi-axial
Power reserve: 72 h,
Frequency: 28.800 v/h (4 Hz)
Functions
Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Power reserve, Tourbillon
Strap
Hand-stitched blue alligator leathe strap
Buckle: Folding buckle

Year: 2018
Price: incl. VAT  9'960 CHF

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MEMORIGIN – Sculpture Guanyin Tourbillon

MEMORIGIN – Sculpture Guanyin Tourbillon NEW

Heart Sutra

In every corner of the world, religions are inseparable in human’s lives such as Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism and Islam, etc. All these religions are connected to history and culture. Especially in China, Buddhism was found thousands years before in India, until it spread to China. Nowadays, the Chinese culture has merged and interpreted to the Buddhism in China. And the history remains over hundreds of myths and scripture up until now. They have been translated from the original text into diversity versions of languages to educate the believers who seek for the knowledge of god. The most significant of the “Heart Sutra” has among the scripture, since the monk – Xuanzang in Tang dynasty translated this scripture into Chinese, within 260 words version of “Heart Sutra” is widely spread among the Asian countries. The content stated the view of facing the natural and praise highly to be kindness.

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Sculpture Series – Guanyin

To represent the Buddhism, “Heart Sutra” is a representative of the scripture. To name the other instead of Gautama Buddha, Guanyin might be the next remarkable character. Guanyin’s character appears in different stories and books. In Chinese culture the main role of the Guanyin is to listen to different people’s words. Guanyin is not just an important role in Buddhism, but it’s also representing the wisdom of the Chinese culture.

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In order to cherish and protect these Chinese cultures, Memorigin specially produced the “Sculpture Series” – Guanyin by engraving different lines to form the perspective “Heart Sutra” on the dial which behind the sculpture of Guanyin.

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In additions, Memorigin completed a difficult challenge of engraving 260 words of the “Heart Sutra” and it appears with the spectacular engraved background. Each stroke of the words is tiny within 0.03mm to 0.05mm. In order to minimize the thickness and revealing the texture of the word engraving, Memorigin has chosen “the mother of pearl” in high density materials. And the “Greek Key” pattern surrounded on the dial, which simply represented the beauty of details in Chinese culture.

For the initial design, the watch masters intended to display the hands on top of the sculpture of Guanyin, but it seems declines the beauty of the watch. Moreover, the most important issue is that it would cover the details of the Guanyin sculpture. To preserve the whole appearance of the Guanyin, Memorigin made a breakthrough of placing the hands under the sculpture.

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The tourbillon is displayed on the 12 o’ clock position which represent a “halo” from behind the sculpture with the intensive luminous material and “Om mani padme hum” surrounding. Besides, Memorigin typically selected the 40-hour-tourbillon movement in frequency of 28,800 oscillations / hour for this series. The functions and the exquisite sculpture enhance the artistic value this tourbillon watch.

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Collection: Sculpture Series - Guanyin

Reference: MO 0808

Case
Steel
Setting: dial
Size: ø 43 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Waterproofness: 5 ATM m
Movement
Manual-winding mechanical
Power reserve: 40 h,
28,800 variations / hours
Functions
Hours, Minutes, Power reserve, Tourbillon
Dial:   
Mother of pearl dial, Blue hands.
Guanyin sculpture “Heart Sutra”,
“Greek Key” pattern surrounded on the dial.
Dial engraving 260 words of the “Heart Sutra”.
Strap: 
Hand-stitched brown alligator leathe strap
Buckle: Pin buckle

Year: 2016
Price: 6'035 CHF

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Hong Kong maintenance address:
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Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 09:30 - 18:00, 14:00 - 18:00
Saturday : 09:30 - 13:00
Sunday : Closed
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