Just happened to witness and handle these magnificent pieces from VC. Just 'wow"..... METIERS D'ART: LA S Y MBOLIQUE DES LAQUES This is the set of three Urushi-Lacquer or Japan or Maki-e dial and back. Those three has meaning - not trilogy or Trinity but ...
and not only with watches. From the watches you have shown, my favorite is the autumn version. Superb! Only the numbers ... are prohibitive, at least for me. Ken, thanks a lot for sharing that very special crafts with us and maybe there is one more good r...
for this look at the little seen Metiers d'Art pieces from Vacheron Constantin. I like that Vacheron Constantin is not requiring collectors to get all three of a series with the Florilege and Univers Infinish collectors. Bill
... for their attention to detail craftmanship on the dial... Yes, while Maki-e series are sold as a set of three, enamel series are sold separately.... For ladies.... wow.... Ken
...and a small argument in favour of the old system of outsourcing the very best artisans and artists from across the globe before the need to do everything in house became a grail. My favourite judging from these scans is The moon Thanks for the report
We have not seen enough of these two Metiers d'Art series. La Symbolique des Laques has really grown on me since it was first introduced. The treatment of the cal 1003SQ inside is as fascinating to me as the art on the cases. What a great way to reacquain...