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Oris: Introducing our latest co-creation (2021)
Nov 30, 2021
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We’re delighted to introduce our latest co-creation, the Sun Wukong Limited Edition, a 2,000-piece limited-edition version of our high-performance Aquis Date diver’s watch that’s been designed and produced in partnership with the Shanghai Animation Film Studio Co. (SAFS).
The watch celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Chinese animated feature film, The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven, which was produced by the Wan brothers and originally released by SAFS
in 1961 during the Second Golden Era of the Chinese film industry.
The Monkey King, or Sun Wukong in Mandarin Chinese, is a legendary mythical figure from the 16th century Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. The story tells of how Sun Wukong, a monkey born from stone, acquires supernatural powers before rebelling against heaven.
In the story, the Monkey King acquires a red pillar with golden tips that he shrinks to become a staff to fight his enemies and their unjust ways with, creating the “uproar” described in the title. Today, the Monkey King is an icon of Chinese culture recognised around the world.
SUN WUKONG LIMITED EDITION
41.50 MM, 1.634 INCHES
STAINLESS STEEL
2'600.00 USD
INNOVATIONS
The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven
We’re delighted to introduce our latest co-creation, the Sun Wukong Limited Edition, a 2,000-piece limited-edition version of our high-performance Aquis Date diver’s watch that’s been designed and produced in partnership with the Shanghai Animation Film Studio Co. (SAFS).The watch celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Chinese animated feature film, The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven, which was produced by the Wan brothers and originally released by SAFS in 1961 during the Second Golden Era of the Chinese film industry.
The Monkey King, or Sun Wukong in Mandarin Chinese, is a legendary mythical figure from the 16th century Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. The story tells of how Sun Wukong, a monkey born from stone, acquires supernatural powers before rebelling against heaven.
In the story, the Monkey King acquires a red pillar with golden tips that he shrinks to become a staff to fight his enemies and their unjust ways with, creating the “uproar” described in the title. Today, the Monkey King is an icon of Chinese culture recognised around the world.
Reimagine a familiar, culturally hugely significant story in a watch
The challenge with this charming collaboration was to reimagine a familiar, culturally hugely significant story in a watch. Watches offer a small, largely static canvas – how to show the furious motion of a monkey with superpowers in such a small space?Oris’s designers saw an opportunity in the Monkey King’s staff, a magical red and golden pillar he uses to defeat his enemies. The seconds hand became that weapon, red with golden tips. To express how fast the Monkey King spins it in battle, the designers abstracted the form, adding repeating flashes of blue that diminish and return in size and colour to suggest constant motion.
The effect is intoxicating, creating a tangible and yet otherworldly impression of a fast-spinning staff, which becomes almost audible as you look at it.
Beyond its unique, playful aesthetic, the Sun Wukong Limited Edition carries the same quality signifiers and refined silhouette the Aquis Date has become known for.
It has a 41.5 mm stainless steel case and a uni-directional rotating bezel that’s equipped with an ocean blue ceramic bezel that plays an appreciable role in delivering the watch’s singular character. Crown protectors, a screw-down crown and a stainless steel bracelet with an extendable folding clasp serve as a reminder of the watch’s impeccable underwater credentials – as the dial indicates, the watch is water-resistant to 30 bar (300 metres). Inside it is an automatic mechanical movement that provides the watch with its sweeping, “spinning” central seconds hand.
Completing the story, the case back is engraved with the head of Sun Wukong and his staff, while the same dial abstraction repeats on the special presentation case. Only 2,000 pieces will be made.
- REFERENCE 01 733 7766 4185-Set
- CASE Aquis, 41.50 mm, 1.634 inches, Stainless steel
- MATERIAL Multi-piece stainless steel case, ceramic minutes scale top ring
- SIZE 41.50 mm, 1.634 inches
- TOP GLASS Sapphire, domed on both sides, anti-reflective coating inside
- CASE BACK Stainless steel, screwed, special engravings
- OPERATING DEVICES Stainless steel screw-in security crown
- WATER RESISTANCE 30 bar
- INTERHORN WIDTH 22 mm
- MOVEMENT Automatic winding date
- NUMBER Oris 733, base SW 200-1
- DIMENSIONS Ø 25.60 mm, 11 1/2’’’
- FUNCTIONS Centre hands for hours, minutes and seconds, date window, instantaneous date, date corrector, fine timing device and stop-second
- WINDING Automatic winding
- POWER-RESERVE 38 hrs
- VIBRATIONS 28’800 A/h, 4 Hz
- JEWELS 26
- DIAL Blue
- MATERIAL Blue dial
- LUMINOUS MATERIAL Indices and hands Superluminova BG W9
- STRAP/BRACELET Stainless steel
MATERIAL Multi-piece stainless steel metal bracelet, security folding clasp with extension- EXTRAS Special box, certificate, limited to 2000 pieces
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Oris Unveils Sun Wukong Limited-Edition Watch
November 30, 2021 Sean Lorentzen
Oris Unveils Sun Wukong Limited-Edition Watch | aBlogtoWatch
Perhaps no other figure in Chinese mythology and folklore is better known on the global stage than Sun Wukong, the mischievous and heroic Monkey King from the 16th century novel “Journey to the West.” Over the centuries, Sun Wukong has spawned countless adaptations and inspired other works...www.ablogtowatch.com - Perhaps no other figure in Chinese mythology and folklore is better known on the global stage than Sun Wukong, the mischievous and heroic Monkey King from the 16th century novel “Journey to the West.” Over the centuries, Sun Wukong has spawned countless adaptations and inspired other works around the world, ranging from stage plays to films and even video games. Oris has dedicated its latest release to celebrating both Sun Wukong and one of the most famous adaptations of his story – 1961’s “The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven,” with a unique graphical treatment meant to capture the dynamic look of Sun Wukong’s magical spinning staff. Developed in partnership with Shanghai Animation Film Studio Co., the producers of the original animated film, the new Oris Sun Wukong Limited Edition aims to bring to life one of the most memorable personalities in Chinese myth with a clean and playful twist on the brand’s cornerstone Aquis design.
- CASE Aquis, 41.50 mm, 1.634 inches, Stainless steel