Farasute 5302A Square Manual Mechanical Watch — Hangzhou, 31mm, 9.2mm, Art Deco

Farasute 5302A Square Manual Mechanical Watch — Hangzhou, 31mm, 9.2mm, Art Deco

The Farasute 5302A is a 31mm irregular square Hangzhou hand-wound mechanical dress watch — a non-round case format with sculpted bevelled geometry, polished surfaces and 47.5mm lug-to-lug, wearing significantly larger on the wrist than the 31mm case width suggests. Small seconds sub-dial at 6 o’clock, Art Deco Arabic numerals, fluted oversized crown, exhibition caseback, sapphire crystal, leather strap with safety buckle, 9.2mm case thickness, 5ATM water resistance. Available in white and black dial configurations.

Key Specifications

Variants — Two Dial Configurations

White dial: Bold black Arabic numerals with blue accent markers positioned around the chapter ring. The high-contrast white field maximises legibility and amplifies the visibility of the polished irregular case geometry. The blue accent markers create a colour coordination with the blue-tinted caseback finishing. The most formally legible of the two.

Black dial: Black dial with contrasting white Arabic numerals and subtle red accent markers. The dark field creates a stronger architectural quality — the case geometry reads as sculptural and contemporary against the dark surface. More assertive than the white; appropriate for evening and casual formal contexts.

The Irregular Square Case

The 5302A’s case is not a simple square — the four sides are shaped with bevelled transitions and curved flanks rather than flat right-angle corners. This irregular profile creates polished surface facets at different angles to the four faces, producing multiple distinct light reflections as the viewing angle changes. The result is a case that appears to have more visual depth and architectural detail than a simple square or rectangular case would.

31mm width, 47.5mm lug-to-lug: The case extends 47.5mm along the wrist axis despite measuring only 31mm at its widest point. This proportion — common to early 20th-century rectangular dress watches — means the watch fills the wrist horizontally to the extent of a 40mm+ round watch while maintaining a narrow vertical presence. For buyers who find 40mm round watches visually too wide, the elongated square format provides comparable wrist presence in a more refined proportional geometry.

Art Deco Dial

The 5302A dial references 1920s–30s dress watch design — the railway minute track around the perimeter, oversized Arabic numerals in period-appropriate typography, and the subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock are all elements specific to the watchmaking period when rectangular and square cases first became prominent alternatives to the pocket watch round format.

The subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock completes the traditional layout: hours, minutes and seconds each on their appropriate display, with the small seconds register providing the mechanical confirmation of the movement’s operation.

Oversized Fluted Crown

The crown is sized and textured for comfortable daily winding — larger than standard crowns, with fluted (ridged) sides providing grip for the 20–30 crown rotations required each morning. On a hand-wound watch the crown is the primary physical interaction point with the movement; the oversized fluted design makes this daily ritual comfortable.

Exhibition Caseback

The transparent caseback reveals the Hangzhou hand-wound movement — gear train bridges, ruby-coloured jewels, decorative finishing and the oscillating balance assembly visible in operation. On a hand-wound movement the caseback view is unobstructed by an automatic rotor, presenting the full movement architecture clearly.

5302A in the Farasute Non-Round Range

The Farasute range at Jewelry Addicts covers four distinct non-round case formats:

Who Is the Farasute 5302A For?

The 5302A is built for:

• Irregular square case buyers who want the sculpted non-round geometry in a hand-wound mechanical dress watch
• Small wrist buyers who want significant wrist presence (47.5mm lug-to-lug) in a 31mm narrow case width
• Art Deco railway track Arabic numeral dial buyers who want the 1920s–30s period aesthetic on a hand-wound mechanical
• Red accent black dial buyers who want the white numerals and red markers combination on a square case — an unusual colour scheme not available elsewhere in the Farasute range

How It Compares

vs. Farasute 5321A-1 Art Deco Rectangular — The 5321A-1 is 33mm rectangular at 10.5mm with pyramid markers and Roman numerals. The 5302A is 31mm irregular square at 9.2mm with Arabic numerals and railway track. Both hand-wound Hangzhou, different case shape and dial typography — choose by geometry and numeral style preference.

vs. Farasute 2260P Tonneau — The 2260P is 36mm barrel at 9.9mm with guilloché Roman numerals. The 5302A is 31mm irregular square at 9.2mm with Arabic numerals. Different case geometries at similar profile thickness.

vs. Tsar Bomba TB-8204Q Square Chronograph — The Tsar Bomba is 43mm square quartz VK67 chronograph. The 5302A is 31mm irregular square hand-wound mechanical with no chronograph — very different scale and complication.

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