Under the loupe

Inglewood-based J.N. Shapiro Watches’ new timepiece, Resurgence, is made almost entirely in the U.S. The company, headed by founder Joshua Shapiro, has imbued the watch, which starts at $70,000, with elements that reference everything from Art Deco design to California sunshine. Here’s a look at some of the details of the Resurgence prototype.

Annotated image of J.N. Shapiro Watches’ new timepiece, Resurgence, highlights the following five details on the watch the case, the subdial, the dial, the numerals and the hands.

Hands: The three hands draw inspiration from Art Deco design and require about 15 hours of meticulous, painstaking work to fabricate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerals: The numerals’ typeface, which has been in use on Shapiro’s watches since 2019, was created by watch designer Lee Yuen-Rapati along with Shapiro and one of his clients.

Dial: The dial has four stepped layers of guilloché, each done in Shapiro’s trademark “infinity weave” pattern.

Case: Shapiro sourced the rose gold for the watch's case from a Commerce-based precious metals refiner, David H. Fell & Co., which his family has done business with since the 1970s.

Subdial: The subdial features a moiré pattern, whose wavy design Shapiro said is meant to evoke California sunshine.

Annotated image of J.N. Shapiro Watches’ new timepiece, Resurgence, highlights the following five details on the watch the case, the subdial, the dial, the numerals and the hands.

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  1. Case: Shapiro sourced the rose gold for the watch's case from a Commerce-based precious metals refiner, David H. Fell & Co., which his family has done business with since the 1970s.
  2. Subdial: The subdial features a moiré pattern, whose wavy design Shapiro said is meant to evoke California sunshine.
  3. Dial: The dial has four stepped layers of guilloché, each done in Shapiro’s trademark “infinity weave” pattern.
  4. Numerals: The numerals’ typeface, which has been in use on Shapiro’s watches since 2019, was created by watch designer Lee Yuen-Rapati along with Shapiro and one of his clients.
  5. Hands: The three hands draw inspiration from Art Deco design and require about 15 hours of meticulous, painstaking work to fabricate.

Photo courtesy of J.N. Shapiro Watches

Daniel Miller and Vanessa Martínez LOS ANGELES TIMES