hen Perception launched in 2022, it set out to prove that Chinese craftsmanship could stand alongside the world’s finest. The hand-turned guilloché dials from the workshop of Cheng Yucai gave the collection its identity. With V2, the case and bracelet found their definitive proportions.

Perception V3 takes the next step. The focus this time: what’s inside. The collection is now powered by a high-performance French calibre, Pequignet’s EPM03, customised with decorative finishing that incorporates Chinese cultural motifs into the movement itself.

Pequignet is one of the last independent movement manufactures in France.

The EPM03 achieves chronometer-grade accuracy of -4/+6 seconds per day, with an average within ±2 seconds per day, comfortably meeting the standards of the Observatoire Chronométrique de Besançon, and offers 65 hours of power reserve.

Three variants are offered. Two returning favourites include, 缥 (Piāo) in ice-blue and 霞 (Xiá) in salmon, and a first: 筠 (Yún) in bamboo green, the collection’s first new reference since its original launch four years ago.

Price: $4,850

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