This time with pictures!
First the watch
Now a closeup of the dial. You can see the little gold woman, indicating the hours, and man, indicating the minutes. The slowly approach on the bridge, meeting at noon and midnight
Finally a shot of the enamel being painted onto the reverse of the dial, before being fired.
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