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Ārdâsh Watchmaking

The logo of Ārdâsh, featuring the Shahada in Islamic calligraphy in the center
The corporate offices in Sur-Sec, Main-Barœul Governorate
Native name	آتلیه ساعت سازی اردش
Romanized name	Ārdâsh Watchmaking
Company type	Private
Industry	Watchmaking
Founded	1789; 237 years ago
Founder	Tümet Şad-Din Ārdâsh
Headquarters	Sur-Sec, Main-Barœul Governorate , Zaclaria
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Şektawad Şad-Din Ārdâsh (Master Watchmaker) Musran Kayrahtar Tal-Mawi (CEO)
Products	Wristwatches
Production output	1,000 watches per year
Owner	Ārdâsh family
Number of employees	600

Ārdâsh Watchmaking (Zaclaric Audonian:آتلیه ساعت سازی اردش), or simply Ārdâsh, is a Zaclarian luxury watchmaking and clock designer and manufacturer based in Sur-Sec, Main-Barœul Governorate, which specializes in ultra-high-end luxury manual-winding and automatic mechanical watches. Founded over 200 years ago by Tümet Şad-Din Ārdâsh, Ārdâsh is one of the oldest watch manufacturers in the world with an uninterrupted watchmaking history since its founding. It designs and manufactures timepieces as well as movements, including some of the most complicated mechanical watches.

Ārdâsh is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious watch manufacturers in the world, in part because it manufactures its own watch components and builds each watch by hand assembly and because since its founding, the company has adhered to extremely small production batches - it currently produces 1,000 watches per year. Over the years, notable Ārdâsh customers and owners have included various world leaders, politicians, and royalty. As a result, Ārdâsh watches are coveted items and are among the world's most expensive watches ever sold at auction. Ārdâsh has hundreds of inventions, patents, and more than one thousand movements to its name, including the world's smallest movement, one of the world's most complicated wristwatches (Komāndāl), and a timepiece of near-perpetual movement (Alaterāh clock)

Watch manufacturing

Production records

The company began keeping detailed records for each watch that has left the atelier since 1885. Since 1885, details of the caliber, materials used and cases have been entered into the records. In the case of later models, these also include the reference number, delivery date, and the name of the authorized dealer. For a small fee, the owner can obtain precise information about their watch, as long as the watch is at least ten years old.

The company claims that its service department has the parts and is capable of repairing and maintaining watches from every era since Ārdâsh's founding in the late 18th century.

Notable products

Image	Watch model	Reference number	Price	Notes
	Khazaan	KZNWST-019190599	$7,290	Steel case with a cabochon-shaped ruby crown silvered dial and handpainted red sword-shaped hands Interchangeable black grained calfskin strap & steel ardillon buckle Available in 31mm, 34mm, 39mm, and 41mm
	Mishā́l	MHLWST-020200003	$152,900	Yellow gold 750/1000 case, crown, and bracelet Set with 581 brilliant-cut diamonds totaling 10 carats Gold-finish steel sword-shaped hands, black lacquer dial, case edge, and chains 17mm size