At a time when innovation and avant garde design are valued as highly as precision microengineering, ATOWAK has unleashed its boldest timepiece to date, the Cobra Venom.
Hong Kong-based ATOWAK was founded in 2010, originally as a white label manufacturer of mechanical watches for microbrands.
That changed in 2020 with the launch of its first ATOWAK branded collection, the Ettore series of wandering hour watches.
Tarantula, Windows and Cobra collections have followed, all driven by a desire to make watches with truly original designs and ways of displaying the time.
ATOWAK Cobra Venom
Building on the success of the first stainless steel Cobra watches, ATOWAK is using forged carbon fiber for the Venom edition, which measures 50mm x 43mm x 16.2mm.
The latest model, which continues to use the rotating satellite wandering hour wheel on a snake-scale dial to display the time, has black pearl inlays from Tahiti on both sides of the case and a redesigned case back, made from a hybrid of carbon fiber and PPS material, which helps to reduce the total weight of the watch by 54%.
It is still powered by the custom ATOWAK AK-04 ultra-thin movement, which provides a 38-hour power reserve.
The company’s advanced manufacturing means it can keep the price of such a sophisticated watch to under $2,700, despite each case requiring over 60 hours of forging and fine polishing to give it a metallic-like texture.
Only 150 pieces are being made, and those interested in buying one can sign up HERE.