{
  "id": 19305337,
  "title": "CIGA design sets sail with Blue Planet II and Hunter Tourbillon watches",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/ciga-design-sets-sail-with-blue-planet-ii-and-hunter-tourbillon",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-10T07:29:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/ciga-design-sets-sail-with-blue-planet-ii-and-hunter-tourbillon-watches/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CIGA Design, a Chinese watch brand founded by Zhang Jianmin, has gained international acclaim for its innovative and original designs. The brand's latest creations, the Blue Planet II · Atlantic automatic watch and the Hunter Tourbillon, showcase the company's commitment to originality and craftsmanship.\n\nThe Blue Planet II · Atlantic draws inspiration from the ocean, capturing the essence of exploration, connection, and freedom. This captivating timepiece features CIGA Design's award-winning Asynchronous-Follow Movement Technology, which utilizes a unique mechanism inspired by ancient sundials. The watch showcases a curved sapphire crystal dial that beautifully depicts the contours of the Atlantic, from the Rocky Mountains to the Mediterranean. The watch boasts an impressive 40-hour power reserve, accurate to within -15/+30 seconds per day, and is available in both steel and titanium alloy options for $1,199 and $1,399 respectively.\n\nThe Hunter Tourbillon, on the other hand, represents CIGA Design's highest expression of mechanical prowess. This exceptional watch features a leaner Grade 5 titanium case and a self-developed hand-wound tourbillon movement with a 72-hour power reserve. The watch's skeletonised Tourbillon movement is revealed on both sides of the dial, with six open-worked bridges and a large aperture for maximum visual impact. The Hunter Tourbillon signifies a higher tier of mechanical watchmaking, pushing the boundaries of the brand's original Hunter watches while maintaining their distinctive tonneau-shaped skeleton design.",
  "summary": "Founded by Zhang Jianmin, who began his career as an industrial designer and continues to serve as its Chief Designer and CEO, CIGA design is an original watch brand from China. Guided by the belief that exceptional design should be accessible to a wider audience, the brand continues to explore new possibilities in traditional watchmaking [...]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}