These micro-mechanic marvels have a way of tugging at one’s heartstring.
Roland Gloor, watchmaker, re-dressing a damaged screw from a vintage Vacheron Constantin
FB, when antiquarian meets modernity and explodes... in a good way.
Guest Post. Technical insights into the making of the Chopin Opus 10 No.12 timepiece. Part 2
Secrets cannot easily be kept, and on the basis that we all have an opinion, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing…
Schwarz Etienne with Guilloché by Kari Voutilainen
There are many forms of engraving in the watch industry; chemical, lazer, cnc machine engraving etc. There are also new systems that can reproduce identically, an existing form, design, pattern or texture. The earliest form of ‘fine’ engraving on metal was my hand, using engraver or ‘burin’.
The Bridge To Luxury (TBTL) is an international strategy consultancy firm, focusing exclusively on high-end brands, products and services.
It feels like a disproportionate amount of attention, time and energy to make a single piece, but…
Modules have existed for hundreds of years in watchmaking. They grant the pragmatic approach to watchmaking to add a complication to an existing movement without the need to design an entire movement from scratch inclusive of the added desired complication/function.
An insight into the world of a movement designer/constructor.
“The motif is my own interpretation of a forest, I like this ambiguity and the borderline between realism and abstraction.” Rose Saneuil.
“To master the technique is to free oneself; reinventing tradition means participating in its conservation; going beyond one's limits is a step towards creation.
Bulgari, founded in 1884 is one of the oldest Italian jewellery houses.
Part 5, Pliers (2). The tool looks like a couple of dancers to whom we fix the theme of variation on which they can evolve into infinity.
Video interview (Part 4) with Stephen Forsey, Co-Founder of Greubel Forsey
Time judges. Stephen McGonigle (an Irish watchmaker) said “Time has no respect for anything achieved in its absence.”
….the history of Breguet spans 200 years. An entire volume could easily be dedicated to the life of its founder and further volumes to the evolution of the company since then….
SCHWARZ ETIENNE IS PLEASED TO UNVEIL THE FIJI FLORAL SECONDS JOAILLERIE. THIS NEW LADIES’ MODEL FEATURES AN 18-CARAT ROSE GOLD CASE EMBELLISHED WITH 512 DIAMONDS. A FURTHER 236 DIAMONDS GRACE THE DIAL, BESTOWING A NOTABLE SENSE OF GLAMOUR AND LUXURY.
Part 4, The Piercing Saw. "To saw" is to insist until patience is broken.