Atelier Jalaper is a young watch company co-founded by Louis Jalaber and Simon Szleper. Both the founders were the students of ESCP Business School in Paris.
The Belgium based brand creates fine mechanical timepieces using the metal parts of legendary cars. In 2019, Atelier Jalaper launched its debut watch via Kickstarter crowd-funding platform.
The first series of Atelier Jalaper watches was designed by young French product designer Constantin Sohier. The dials of these wristwatches are made of the material sourced from the bonnet of an Aston Martin DB5.
These watches are powered by Miyota automatic movements. Presently, the brand is offering two models: AJ001 & AJ002.
Equipped with the Miyota 821A self-winding calibre, the AJ001 displays the date at 3 o’clock. Driven by the Miyota 8285 automatic movement, the AJ002 watch displays the date at 3 o’clock and fully spelt day at 12 o’clock. Both models come with black hour and minute hands. The centre seconds hand is in red.
The dial is made out of the bonnet of the Aston Martin DB5. The shape of the guilloché decoration at the 6 and 12 hour markers of the dial are inspired by the grill design of the iconic luxury grand tourer. The typography of the indexes is reminiscent of that of the Aston Martin DB5 speedometer.
Both AJ001 & AJ002 watches feature robust stainless steel cases measuring 40.5mm diameter. Both models are also available with black PVD steel cases: AJ001-B and AJ002-B. They have sapphire crystal glasses fitted on the dial side and the case-back. The lug-width is 18mm. All the timepieces are delivered with Genuine & handmade leather straps.
The retail price of the Atelier Jalaper AJ001 watch is 800 Euros for stainless steel version and 880 Euros for the black-tone variant. The AJ002 model costs 1,080 Euros (stainless steel) and 1,150 Euros (black PVD).
Atelier Jalaper timepieces are assembled in La Chaux de-Fonds in Switzerland in collaboration with highly experienced specialists like Stephan Muller and Ivo Cramez, the Director of operations of watch case maker Stila SA.
Technical details
Model: Atelier Jalaper AJ001
Case
Stainless steel (AJ001-S)/ Stainless steel with black PVD treatment (AJ001-B)
Diameter: 40.5mm
Lug to lug: 18mm
Front and back saphire glasses
Case back screw-down and engraved
Water resistance: 3ATM
Movement
Miyota 821A Automatic movement
21 jewels
21600 Vibrations per hour
Quick date setting
42 hours power reserve
Functions
Hours, minutes, central seconds, date calendar
Dial
Upper part of this dial made from authentic Aston Martin DB5’s bonnet
Dial at 6 and 12 guilloché
Date at 3 o’clock
Strap
Genuine & handmade leather strap
Model: Atelier Jalaper AJ002
Case
Stainless steel (AJ002-S)/ Stainless steel with black PVD treatment (AJ002-B)
Diameter 40.5mm
Lug to lug: 18mm
Front and back sapphire glasses
Case back screw-down and engraved
Water resistance: 3ATM
Dial
Upper part made from authentic Aston Martin DB5’s bonnet
Guilloche decoration at 6 and 12
Date at 3 o’ clock
Day at 12 o’clock
Movement
Miyota 8285 Automatic
Power reserve: 42 Hours
Oscillations: 21,600 vibrations per hour (3Hz)
Jewels: 21 jewels
Functions
Hours, minutes, center second, stop second, date / day (quickset)
Strap
Genuine & handmade leather strap
