Why AWAKE Sơn Mài Watches Are Unlike Anything Else! | The Deadly Watch & Beetle

Awake is redefining modern independent watchmaking with its bold use of Vietnamese Sơn Mài lacquer art, and in this video we dive deep into two of its most striking creations: Awake Sơn Mài The Deadly Watch and the Beetle watches.

Combining traditional handcrafted lacquer techniques with contemporary Swiss watchmaking, Awake creates watches that sit at the crossroads of art, storytelling, and modern design. The Deadly series delivers unapologetically aggressive aesthetics, while the Beetle models showcase organic textures, depth, and colour rarely seen in modern luxury watches.

⌚ Watches Featured:

Awake Sơn Mài The Deadly Watch – bold, graphic, and confrontational

Awake Sơn Mài Beetle Watches – artistic, textured, and deeply expressive

In this review, we cover:

What Sơn Mài lacquer art is and why it matters in watchmaking

How Awake works with Vietnamese artisans to create each dial

Design philosophy, finishing, and wearability

Where Awake fits in the world of independent and artistic watches

Who these watches are really for — collectors, design lovers, or both

If you’re into independent watches, art watches, unique dials, or modern brands pushing beyond traditional luxury norms, this is a must‑watch.

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Perception V3 缥 (Piāo), 霞 (Xiá) & 筠 (Yún) | Atelier Wen

The Atelier Wen Perception V3 is an integrated-bracelet sports watch that combines high-end horology with a distinctive Sino-French design philosophy, powered by the French-made Pequignet EPM03 automatic calibre. This movement delivers chronometer-grade performance with an accuracy of −4/+6 seconds per day (averaging within ±2 seconds) and a 65-hour power reserve, while incorporating hacking seconds and a bidirectional pawl-based winding system for enhanced efficiency and durability.

Visible through a full sapphire exhibition caseback, the calibre is extensively decorated, with bridges shaped after Chinese wind motifs and filled with aventurine lacquer, alongside traditional finishing techniques including Côtes de Genève, perlage, black-polished screws, and a decorated rotor.

The 904L stainless steel case measures 40 mm in diameter, 47 mm lug-to-lug, and 10.4 mm in thickness, offering 100 metres of water resistance and topped by a double-domed sapphire crystal with multiple anti-reflective layers. The dial is hand-crafted using rose engine guilloché by master artisan Cheng Yucai, featuring a complex écailles de poisson pattern engraved over several hours and constructed using traditional mortise-and-tenon principles, with applied indices secured without adhesives and a raised, luminescent huí wén chapter ring. Rhodium-plated feuille hands complete the display, while the integrated 904L steel bracelet features a tapered, chamfered construction with quick-release functionality and a proprietary clasp incorporating micro-adjustment and a telescopic deployant mechanism, ensuring both comfort and versatility.

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