HANOISON News brings together published stories on our collaborations, materials, values and hand-engraved dial designs. Browse the latest guides and studio notes below.

News

HANOISON Revelation watch with its hand-engraved celestial dial

Inside the Revelation Celestial Dial: Sun, Orbits and Keyhole

The celestial Revelation dial is arranged as two connected fields. Celestial bodies and orbital paths fill the upper half around a central sun. Below them, scrollwork, a fleur-de-lis and a keyhole ...

HANOISON artisan inspecting an engraved watch and its maker's work

The Maker's Mark: Tracing the Hands Behind a HANOISON Watch

Every completed HANOISON piece carries the name or mark of the artisan responsible for the work. It is a small detail with a practical purpose: connecting the finished object to the human work behi...

HANOISON artisan inspecting a made-to-order engraved watch before dispatch

How a Made-to-Order HANOISON Watch Moves Toward Dispatch

What happens after a HANOISON order is placed? The watch does not move directly from checkout to a shipping label. It enters a made-to-order production queue, passes through several kinds of hand w...

Hand-Engraved Watch Dials: A Guide to HANOISON Designs

A closer look at two Revelation dial designs, the meaning of 18K gold-plated details, and the questions to ask before choosing a hand-engraved watch.

Materials

COLLABORATIONS Made Together HANOISON brings together lacquer artisans, leatherworkers and metal engravers. Each is responsible for a different part of the watch, but all work toward the same stand...

Collaboration

COLLABORATIONS HANOISON brings together lacquer artisans, leatherworkers and metal engravers. Each is responsible for a different part of the watch, but all work toward the same standard. HA THAI ...