Technical Timepieces - Manufacture


A collection of Technical timepieces featuring various designs and time displays


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La Collection Émail Lumineuse


A Collection of Timepieces illuminated with Èmail Lumineuse


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Urushi Lacquer - Metiers d'Art


A collection of exceptional Timepieces with dials made of Urushi Lacquer


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Miniature Painting - Métiers d'Art


A collection of outstanding timepieces with miniature paintings on crystal or dial


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Exceptional Jewelry Timepieces - Metiers d'Art


A collection of timepieces with exceptional dials or medallions


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Sparkling Timepieces - Metiers d'Art


A collection of sparkling timepieces decorated with diamonds and diamond dust


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Experimental Work - Metiers d'Art


Things made in the atelier beside of watch making


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Urushi Lacquer Writing Instruments


Exceptional Fountain Pens hand made, bespoke and custom made in small serials.

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La Collection Èmail Lumineuse Bleu


In 2004 I found in an old book a receipt for Phosphorescent Paint and Enamel and I have been experimenting for over a year to find a way to produce a bright, luminous powder from sulfurized oyster shells. The powder does not have the purity of modern illuminants such as Super-LumiNova, which is used in the watch industry for example. The powder or granulate is also to coarse to be used for printing. It is also not completely homogeneous in larger areas and the result sometimes appears somewhat blotchy. But it is 100% natural and impresses with its strong and long-lasting luminosity, which will last for years if not forever. For illuminating this BLUE watch collection, I combine the luminous powder with blue pigment mixed with clear, transparent cold enamel.


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