On the day of his interview with The Peak, he wore the Monarque M, a slim yellow diver. Millechron produces “vintage-inspired watches reinvented for modern use”, in a price range of US$4,000 to US$15,000. The Celestial Infinity by BCHH.Ĭhee has also founded two other brands. Maison Celadon offers timepieces that use Beijing Watch Manufactory movements, and cost between US$1,000 and US$3,000. Additionally, some models feature cloisonne enamel dials created by Xiong Songtao, a third-generation enamel artisan. Prices for the former start at US$15,000 (S$20,873) and come with exclusive movements created by Chinese watchmaker and Academie Horlogere des Createurs Independants (AHCI) member Lin Yong Hua. Related: Inside haute horlogerie’s most rebellious brand, Richard Mille Ambitious plans for his watch brandsĪ post shared by CELADON its 10th anniversary this year, Celadon now comprises two lines: Celadon Haute Horlogerie (HH) and Maison Celadon. The 100-piece watch run, which used higher-grade movements made for him by the Beijing Watch Manufactory, sold out within a year. This led to the creation of his first watch, the Imperial Plum, and his first watch brand, Celadon. It was this simple request that got him thinking he could design something nicer. Aside from that, London has some of the best Chinese artefacts in the world.”Īfter seeing Chee wear a skeleton watch by Chinese brand Seagull, his sister asked him to help her buy another one. “Living in a Western country made me more aware of my heritage and roots. It was then that he developed a passion for Chinese culture and history. While he came to realise that the legal sector did not appeal to him, his time in London was not wasted. This was a few years after he had returned to Singapore from reading law at University College London. A post shared by Benjamin Chee Haute Horlogerie belief that he could create something better led him to design his first watch in 2012, a Chinese-inspired timepiece with a guilloche design resembling the petals of a plum blossom.
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