Dials maketh the watch, itโs the face, and we all fall in love with the face. A dial can be a deal breaker or make us fall madly in love. For manufacturerโs the design and production of a dial needs to be statement in perfection as any imperfection, will ...
Honestly, the work involved in putting together something this special is enormous. This is absolutely top drawer. Thank you for doing it. It is a subject which I have never seen approached in such detail. Top drawer.
I would love to go to look at this production, hopefully next time i go on the factory tour. Suggestion for next topic for you as such a detailed and perfect writer like yourself would be โthe secrets of enamelโ. Thanks again just for wow ๐ฒ
Question for you: you mentioned that between the MOP and brass plate there is another layer that provides the colour. I thought MOP naturally had a variety of colours. Are you saying that PP use white/translucent MOP and add colour using this additional p...
A review of the current Patek website, that is telling now the material of the dial, showed that in only three models of the collection gold is used for the dial. 5% as you mentioned is also a very small number. Albeit: they should all be made of gold ......
Love reading it ! Thank you for your insights , pictures and time to write this Quick question: do you know if the aquanaut and nautilus dials are engine turned or stamped ? Cheers Robin
I didn't know about the mother of pearl dial. Thanks for that. For the rest, I lived it at the JLC manufacture. I lived a wonderful moment. Best, my friend. Nicolas
That last picture where they drop the dial down the rod as a drop test seems so strangely ...anachronistic, yet so practical and simple! Regards, skyeriding
Many thanks, Imran, for this superb post. It helps so much to better understand watches (or knowing where to look at) after reading such a detailed look behind the curtains. When I could visit Patek Philippe a couple of years ago, other members of the gro...