Tigris Animus

Golden light blazes like flames; the tiger's roar stirs the wind.
A majestic presence strides forth from antiquity—golden in its entirety, with stars in its eyes, awe-inspiring and inviolable—this is Tigris Animus.
CHÉN STONE names it Tigris Animus—Tigris for the might of the tiger, sovereign of all beasts; Animus for the essence of spirit, the core of vitality. It is like a tiger perched atop a mountain peak, its roar echoing across the four corners of the earth.In traditional Chinese culture, the tiger is the lord of all beasts, guarding the four directions, warding off evil and misfortune. Gold, belonging to the Earth element and the central position, symbolizes nobility, strength, and an unshakable regal authority. The name Tiger's Amber (虎魄) carries a dual meaning: one, the majesty and dignity of the tiger; two, amber as the crystallized essence of time, sealing the vital energy of heaven and earth over hundreds of millions of years.The dial is forged from natural tiger-stripe stone, its grain like the markings on a tiger's back—each one utterly unique, as if the very soul of the tiger is condensed within this small space. Precision-polished to a satin sheen, light and shadow play across its surface, revealing a latent sharpness. The golden case radiates a warm luster throughout, echoing the orthodox color of Chinese tradition and bearing the solemnity of millennia of ritual refinement. Three-dimensional hour markers are set like tiger fangs; the hands, inheriting the brand's sundial-inspired form, sweep across the dial with crisp precision, accurately recording every steady pulse of the wearer. A fully automatic mechanical movement lies within, ceaseless day and night, infusing each glance at the wrist with a power as steady and majestic as a tiger striding through its forest realm.A universe in every wrist, a vastness within the soul.
Tigris Animus is made for those who harbor a tiger in their hearts yet pause to smell the roses—to find tenderness within majesty, to witness eternity through the passage of time. Like amber that grows more radiant over eons, like a tiger reigning atop its peak in timeless splendor. In this very moment, nothing remains as enduring and unyielding as this heart—the spirit of the tiger, eternal as ever.This watch is crafted from 904L stainless steel, with a case diameter of 40mm. It is powered by the Citizen Caliber 8210 automatic movement, offering a power reserve of 42 hours. The crystal is sapphire, and the watch is water-resistant to 100 meters.

Tiger-stripe stone—the king of stones, forged deep within the earth.
Its surface flows with natural veins of intertwined gold and brown, rippling like the stripes along a tiger's spine. As light glides across it, a silky sheen gives rise to shifting chatoyant halos—as if a sleeping tiger slowly opens its eyes in the play of light and shadow On the wrist, the tiger-stripe stone dial radiates a golden glow throughout. Every grain is the earth's one-of-a-kind handwriting; each dial is a unique, irreproducible masterpiece. In ancient times, it was revered as a warrior's talisman, symbolizing strength, resilience, and kingly bearing. Today, it rests quietly upon the wrist, its golden flame kindled from the planet's core, awakening within the wearer the indomitable spirit of a tiger roaring through the forest Between motion and stillness, it is a reunion of light and tiger-stripe—at the wrist.