Michael Ng
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The beauty of enamel watches 1
I've been collecting enamel timepiece for quite some time, in the pocket watch era we can see a lot of the enamel has artist's signature on it, but when it comes to wrist watch, we rarely seen the artist signature or initial on the dial. This 175th anninersary sailboat is the first enamel wristwatch with signature I own.
The beauty of enamel watches 1
I've been collecting enamel timepiece for quite some time, in the pocket watch era we can see a lot of the enamel has artist's signature on it, but when it comes to wrist watch, we rarely seen the artist signature or initial on the dial. This 175th annine...
A beautiful dial in blue tone...
Enamel dial watch is one of my favorite theme. PP has a wide range and the one you’ve shown is one of the loveliest. AP is indeed a brilliant enamel artist. Thanks for showing.
That last picture is a marvel
The modified PP signature is interesting too... never seen one like this before
Perfect & Elegant
I do love to have such a beauty & appreciate to discover it with your nice photos. Anita always at her Best ;-) Thanks for sharing.
Totally exquisite!
Thank you for posting. I hope you have met our fellow enamel collector, Gordon Lau, who I am sure will be impressed by your collection.
It looks wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
I am thinking of having af custom dial made sometime in the next year or so. I really admire the craft of the artists making these. Including of course Anita ;-)
Thank you for the recommendation
I will look further into this in the new year! Happy holidays to you!
Yes, it will not be possible via Patek...
Not for me at least. But perhaps from an independent artist of the trade. I will give it a try at least 😉👍
Beautiful ! ...
Patek Philippe have done a lot to keep this wonderful art form alive and flourishing.
Thanks for sharing a spectacular piece from Ms. Porchet’s atelier Michael! Let me also mention that this stunning anniversary enamel reference, 5089G-011, I believe is a *unique* piece!
You know what my favorite watch of your collection is, since you’re the only other person on Earth that I know of who owns the Boccadasse 5177G-010!! But this 5089G is truly up there as well...in my modest opinion, all of these rare handcraft references, ...
Thanks for sharing with us, Michael. Yours is certainly a special cloisonné enamel from Patek. Unlike the 5131/ 5231 series, the colours are more refined, with beautiful gradient.
I guess that's why the artist's signature was also marked on dial. Congrats and wear it in the best of health!. Best, Henry
I do LOVE the 5131/5231 series, in fact there’s no better modern WT by a long shot in my opinion. However, as you noted, these “out-of-catalog” rare handcrafts are unarguably on an even higher level...
A reason why no more than a handful are ever made for each dial (in this case, only one!). Every time I see one I’m honestly in admiration of the unmatched combination of horology and art!😉🥂
The 5131 and 5231 are actually different kind of enamel,
if you use a good loupe to look into the enamel of 5131 or 5231, you will see some little bubbles... This won't happen in the traditional mineral or glass enamel. But since the last enamel material mining factory in Geneva closed in the late 70's, most of...
What a lovely piece!
Thanks for sharing! There's also a trio of sailboat themed wood marquetry dials too. Also very beautiful. Thank you for showing us your beautiful piece. I really like how they did the sky, the graduation of the sky is done beautifully.
Oh! Four! My memory was three...
I must be getting old! Thank you for the reminder my young friend with superb memory.
Stunning piece. Congratulations 🥳
I thought I had read that AP meant it was done by her studio?
Lovely piece Michael ! The color gradations are great and my favorite part of the dial is
the reflections in the water ! My “AP” enamel Rousseau lion 🦁 says hi 👋 !! The Patek Rousseau lion 🦁 visiting the one in MOMA in New York The “AP” signature ...
Thanks Michael for your kind words !
Here is a link to my original post about the Rousseau lion 🦁 if you have not seen it previously. FYI, There was a piece (bird from “The Dream”, same painting as the lion) from the Rousseau collection that was auctioned off in Hong Kong by Philips in 2019...
Stunning!
Can’t wait to see the new rare handcraft releases that were supposed to be shown at the Geneva Salon in November. Hope this event will take place soon in 2021. Best, V.
Love the painting on this one, very attractive!
Looking forward to seeing your others!