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the Azores before finally venturing across the Atlantic. A journey that becomes a metaphor for the relationship between Venezianico and Worn & Wound itself: born between two distant shores and strengthened over time into a friendship worthy of celebration.
The dial transforms this story into a miniature three-dimensional architecture, built through layers of craftsmanship, materials and visual references. At the foundation of the composition lies a brass surface, prepared with primer before receiving a four-color print inspired by the visual culture of twentiethcentury America. Its deliberately visible grain recalls the texture of magazines, photography and printed imagery from the era, giving the New York skyline the tactile quality of ink on paper rather than the flawless precision of a digital image. Against this backdrop, the Statue of Liberty and the elements of the skyline emerge in relief, crafted in brass and finished with an aged, burnished silver plating that enhances the depth and character of the scene. A polished ring frames the recessed opening housing the off-center hours and minutes display, set against a brushed mother-of-pearl dial whose surface captures the light in everchanging reflections, like the glow of the horizon seen from the sea.
Color itself becomes part of the journey. The softer tones of the Venetian lagoon gradually give way to the deep blues of the Atlantic, while warmer shades sweep across the sky. It is the changing light of a long ocean crossing, leading to that moment when, beyond the Atlantic, New York finally appears on the horizon.
The cityscape thus emerges from the interplay of different techniques: the grainy texture of the print contrasts with the threedimensional quality of the sculpted brass elements, while the Statue of Liberty, created specifically for the project, is hand-finished using an aged silver treatment and mineral oils. The result lies somewhere
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