At SIHH 2011 Cartier(previously mentioned) released a version of their Rotonde de Cartier with a Plique-à-jour enamel dial of a polar bear. Plique-à-jour enamel filled in the spaces between thin wires, like cloisonne, but without a backing plate - the enamel is translucent like a miniature stained-glass window. Like many other styles of enamel, it was quite popular during the Art Deco period, and has since fallen from fashion.
(Photo from Kee Hua Chee but his assertion of copyright is absolute crap)
For those interested, they've now put out a brief interview with Ines Hamaguchi on the making of that enamel dial
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