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It’s the face of our time. As small a platform as the canvas
of a watch dial may be, it plays large in the minds of both the
owners and the creators. Grand feu enamels, miniature sculpture
and hand painting have all been applied. Guilloche patterns and
hand-engraved scrollwork create authentic art in timepieces that
deepen our attachment to a fine timepiece while pop art and
playful imagery are applied with a delicate savoir fair.
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1. ERNST BENZ PARTNERS WITH ARTIST ANTHONY LIGGINS
TO CREATE A HANDFUL OF WATCHES WITH COLORFUL
DIALS AS AN HOMAGE TO THE LIGGINS’ ORIGINAL WORKS.
2. IN AN UNUSUAL COMBINATION THAT SHAKES UP
TRADITIONAL NOTIONS, ZANETTI COMBINES THE ART OF
GRAND FEU ENAMEL INTO A SPORTS-WATCH CASE IN A
PLAYFUL AND VERY ACCESSIBLE TAKE ON THE TYPE.
3. AS PLAYFUL AS ROMAIN JEROME’S SUPER MARIO
BROTHERS MAY APPEAR, COLD ENAMEL IS HAND APPLIED
TO INDIVIDUAL PIXILATED CUBES ON A MULTI-LEVEL DIAL
TO CREATE A TRULY UNUSUAL INTERPRETATION OF TIME.
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WRISTWATCH | 2016
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