Horological Meandering

The First Time I ever noticed this unique finishing was on the Jean Baptiste Viot Chronomètre à Paris Source: Hodinkee "Charbonnage" is a traditional Parisian watchmaking finishing technique that involves using a block of charcoal and oil (or sometimes 9-...  

I am sorry but couldn't find any pictures or video of the process, if anyone can help post those we can understand this rare technique more.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a watch with this finishing in person yet: hopefully someday ! Best, Emmanuel

This is a beautiful technique, of which I previously have been unaware.

This is something that came up, and it was the first time I had seen it or at least understood what I was looking at, when I took a short class on hand finishing last year. We didn’t get to attempt this, rather the focus was on the simple stuff. But it di... 

…they are actually both genuine artists! Their work is not only a watch but a piece of art, really!

because this style of "scratch" finishing plus the colour scheme are such an eye-pleasing combo. Auffret's La Paris and JB Viot's piece are also beautifully hand-finished. I should have bought Auffret's when it was available. This ranks up there as one of... 

I have both watches in my hands when I met Theo. I can't find words to describe my carnal emotions... ...