1776 Atelier

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Houston, Texas, United StatesEst. 2024Jason Lu & Zach Smith$4,100–$44,000 Website

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Philosophy

Heritage Micro Americana Expensive· Haute Hand-Wound Independent Atelier Heritage Collectible Design-Forward

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United States 40–42mm Over $1,000

Release Archive

Mount Vernon Aventurine

2 colorways· From $4,100, reference price; prices may vary across colorways

$4,100

40.5mm Cal. 621.1788 (modified Unitas 6498-1, hand-engraved)30m WR

Montpelier

$17,800

41.5mm Modified Unitas 6498-1 architecture, hand-finished 50m WR

Liberty 250

$44,000

41mm Cal. 621.1776 manual wind, free-sprung balance, 18,000 vph, 52h reserve, 18k pink gold case 50m WR

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Brand vibe

A Houston workshop that treats American founding-era iconography as the brief rather than a marketing theme unto itself. Hand-engraved dials, German-made cases, modified Unitas 6498-1 architecture finished in-house, and a flagship Caliber 621.1776 with a free-sprung balance built around 222 internal angles. Would make George Washington himself proud.

Sourcing & Build

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Case origin

Germany

Dial origin

United States

Hands origin

United States

Lume type

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Movements

Sourcing Notes: Cases by German manufacturer RP Uhrgehäuse; movement finishing and final assembly in the United States. Flagship Cal. 621.1776 stated as >90% made in-house from raw American materials. Sapphire crystals. Confirmed via SJX and aBlogtoWatch interviews.

Cost Transparency

Dispatch (ships from): Not disclosed
Headquarters: 🇺🇸Houston, United States
Assembly: 🇺🇸United States

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