Enameling a Polar Bear

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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.
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(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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