Year of the horse
- Category
- Artistic Crafts
- Case
- Steel
- Movement
- Self-winding mechanical Power reserve: 38 h, 28800 vph
- Functions
- Hours, Minutes
- Size
- ø 39.9 mm
- Thickness
- 10.9 mm
- Water resistance
- 30 m
- Reference
- FUR202601
- Price
- 3,500 CHF
Description
The Story Behind a Chinese Enamel Independent Watchmaker — A Heartfelt Gift from a Generation Z Independent Watchmaker from China.
I am LANGLE YUAN, a Generation Z independent watchmaker.
For my "Year of the Horse Furinkazan" creation, I combined micro-sculpture and micro-painted enamel to craft bold geometric horses. The making of this dial was extremely difficult — the most complex, challenging, and tormenting dial I have ever attempted. The intricate engraved lines and color blocks caused tiny pits after the first enamel firing, as well as edge gaps due to shrinkage from cooling. This meant countless rounds of color retouching, refiring, re-polishing, and refilling — layer by layer — until no imperfection could be seen by the naked eye. The first layer of engraving alone took several days.
What makes it even more abstract is the brushed circular metal background behind the horse's head. It is not a separate piece, but integrally carved from an ultra-high-cost special alloy that forms the entire dial. As a result, the entire dial had to be polished strictly in the same direction as the brushing. After the final brushing, only the exposed metal parts retained the brushed texture, while the enamel at the same height had to remain glossy — an almost impossible, master-level operation.
As the dial became thinner with each round of polishing, room for correction shrank. Inside the horse's head — less than 10mm long — are countless tiny geometric color blocks, the smallest only 0.3mm. Anyone who has worked with enamel knows how hard it is to fill such tiny cells, and how many micro‑adjustments are needed through repeated polishing and filling. Look closer: beneath the transparent orange-red enamel of the mane lies a meticulously designed and sculpted relief. The watch is paired with a special JEAYOU Year of the Horse limited strap.
Behind this piece I am so proud of are countless days of torment, endless sleepless nights, and all handcrafted work. Finally, a perfect Furinkazan Year of the Horse limited dial was born. At that moment, the watchmaker's spirit was finally at peace.
Supplied by the brand to the GPHG for its entry.