The great majority of watches propose a conservative color palette. This is perhaps because the timepiece has to suit numerous outfits, styles and occasions. Therefore, it makes commercial sense for ...

The technique, which Jaquet-Droz used to decorate his trademark singing bird boxes and pocket watches, begins with a gold dial embellished with guilloché work. With every layer of translucent enamel, ...

Modern artisans strive to re-create the past brilliance of flinqué enamel. Shortly after Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Kremlin received a peculiar request from a German ...

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