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Ardent Horology · Neuchâtel

Meridian39

Hand-finished in Neuchâtel. 120 pieces.

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Chapter 1 of 5 · Turn

The watch turns to face you

A 39 mm case in polished and brushed steel, 11.2 mm tall, so it slips under a cuff.

The atelier

Slow work, done properly

  1. Macro view of a watchmaker's bench with tweezers and small watch parts

    The bench

    Four hundred and twelve parts, set by hand

    Every Meridian 39 is assembled by one watchmaker at a single oak bench in Neuchâtel. Bridges are placed with steel tweezers, screws are polished flat and each jewel is oiled under magnification before the movement is ever closed.

  2. Close-up of a jeweler's loupe resting on polished metal

    The loupe

    Finished to be seen at ten times

    Edges are anglé by hand and checked through a 10× loupe, because the most patient finishing belongs where only the owner will ever look. A single bridge can take a full working day to bevel and polish.

  3. Engraving tool cutting fine lines into metal in a workshop

    The engraving

    Numbered, signed, and cut by hand

    The rotor is engraved with a hand-guided graver in a pattern drawn for this edition alone. The case back carries your piece number, from 001 to 120, and the day the watch was completed.

Specifications

Calibre AH-21

An in-house automatic movement, regulated in five positions and tested for fifteen days before it meets its case.

Meridian 39 technical data
MovementCalibre AH-21, automatic
Power reserve72 hours
Frequency28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels31 rubies
Water resistance100 m
Case39 × 11.2 mm, stainless steel
CrystalSapphire, front and back
DialSmoked green fumé, sunburst
StrapHand-stitched calf or steel bracelet
Edition120 numbered pieces
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Dial · Fumé Green

Strap · Dark Brown leather

Your Meridian 39CHF 6'400Reserve this configuration
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Piece 041 awaits

041Piece 041 of 120 available · 80 remain

A deposit of CHF 500 secures your number. The balance is settled at your chosen boutique when the watch is ready, in about fourteen weeks.

Simulated: no payment is taken

Journal

Notes from the atelier

Close view of the gear train inside a mechanical watch movementMovement

Fifteen days on the regulator

Before it is cased, every calibre AH-21 runs for a fortnight in five positions. We keep the rate chart with the papers.

Hand-stitched brown leather strap with fine threadMaterials

Why the dial is smoked, not painted

The fumé effect is built from thin lacquer coats, each darker toward the edge, so the colour moves as the light does.

Swiss lake at morning with mountains in the distancePlace

A bench above the lake

Neuchâtel has made watches for three centuries. Our atelier sits two streets from the lake, in a former engraving shop.

“A restrained watch that rewards a second look, and then a third.”
The Horological Review
“The finishing is where the money went, and you can see it.”
Quarterly Escapement
“Thirty-nine millimetres, exactly right. The green dial is the quiet star.”
Atelier Monthly