Behind the scenes
Atelier Wen Perception: Production Update #5 - The watches are shipped (after a little stutter), Events in Hong Kong and Singapore
By Wilfried Buiron on Feb 02, 2023
The watches first began shipping just before Christmas, but we soon found that some of them were experiencing a bit of visual stutter in the sweep of the seconds-hand. Working...
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Atelier Wen Perception: Production Update #4 - Lockdown in Henan, Further Quality Improvements and Events in the USA and Singapore
By Wilfried Buiron on Nov 08, 2022
Due to a strict lockdown in Henan Province where Master Cheng is based, the production for guilloché dials had to be stopped for more than a month. We did not sit...
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Atelier Wen Perception: Production Update #3 - Manufacturing Challenges, Future Plans for Master Cheng and USA Events in October
By Wilfried Buiron on Sep 12, 2022
There are substantial challenges linked with Perception production, but through long hours, extra costs and the hiring of a fourth full-time supply chain consultant in Shenzhen, we are still in line...
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Atelier Wen Perception: Production Update #2 - Further Quality Improvements - We Are On Track
By Wilfried Buiron on Jul 08, 2022
We spent the month of June further refining the movement, hands, dial and micro-adjustment mechanism, striving for a top standard. We are still on track for a November delivery.
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Atelier Wen Perception: Production Update #1 - Improving Quality Standards and Debuting Manufacturing
By Wilfried Buiron on May 26, 2022
We have spent the entire past month and a lot of money curating and implementing an extensive list of improvements so that production Perception models will be of a higher...
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