AnthonyTsai
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Thanks for the post MTF
Here are some other various Cartier enamel pieces that came out at SIHH 2009 for your viewing pleasure.
The first piece below is great because Cartier put enamel on the case as well as the dial. And in the last picture with the pink parrot, the enamel extends to the bezel. These enamel extensions to different parts of the watch gives it a nice 3D'ish look.
Cheers,
Anthony
Cartier Métiers d’Art Watch Collection 2013 part 3: Engraving and Champlevé Enamel
Cartier Métiers d’Art Watch Collection 2013 part 3: Engraving and Champlevé Enamel Since Cartier decided to set up the Haute Horlogerie division, they have tried new techniques in both future technology and ancient skills to explore the possibilities of c...
Thanks a lot Melvyn for this post
The Champlevé technique brings a 3D rendering and I love the details of the pictured dial. I have to browse my database to check if I have pictures of chanplevé Cartier watches, not sure about it. Best. Fx
A picture is worth a 1000 words
FrX, When you write that the engraver makes recesses and raises a field to allow wet packing of the enamel before 'firing', those are only words. When there is a photograph of the engraved 'cells' with straight sided rims and enamel being applied, then it...
Thanks for the post MTF
Here are some other various Cartier enamel pieces that came out at SIHH 2009 for your viewing pleasure. The first piece below is great because Cartier put enamel on the case as well as the dial. And in the last picture with the pink parrot, the enamel ext...