ORIGINATE · BLOSSOMS

创历者 · 繁花

CN ￥2,980

Brand: Shanghai (上海). Reference: S5001.1801.021.09. [Version: Blossoms special edition; White dial. View other versions→]. Launch date: 2022-September-26. Former Ref. 22OR-F-FWS21-SRWH, used roughly before the first half of 2024.

Blossoms (in Chinese: 繁花) is a novel about stories in Shanghai city from the 1960s to 1990s. The patterns on the watch dial was inspired by the carved patterns on the wall of the Saint Nicholas' Church in Shanghai, and the church is an important location showed up in the novel.

Chinese character:
繁花 - Blossoms. Name of a Chinese novel. Position: on movement rotor, visible through case back.

MOVEMENT
Mechanical, self-winding. China Made. Caliber: Sea-Gull ST21. Functions: Hour, minute, second, date. Quick date setting. Instant date change. Stop-seconds (hacking) to set time precisely. Jewels: 28. Frequency: 28800 vph. Power reserve: Around 42 hours.

CASE
316L stainless steel. Diameter: 39 mm. Thickness: 10.95 mm. Lug width: 20 mm. Water resistance: 50 meters. Weight: 56 grams (the whole watch including strap). Luminescence: No lume. Dial: Blue. Dial patterns come from that on the walls of the Saint Nicholas' Church in Shanghai. Applied hour markers, numerals, and the traditional Shanghai Watch building-shaped logo. Crystal: Sapphire crystal. Double domed. Case back: Screw-down dodecagon shaped. Transparent. Hands: Dauphine hour and minute hands. Red tip seconds hand. Crown: Push-pull. Fluted cylinder shape. Stainless steel crown. Signed with the Shanghai Watch building-shaped logo.

STRAP
White. Leather. No quick release: Need tool to remove strap from case. Fit for case lug width: 20 mm. Clasp: Pin buckle. Stainless steel clasp.