Only Watch 2011: Vacheron Constantin

StumbleUpon Toolbar | 1 Comment | 2 TrackBacks

Since there's basically no design theme to the watches made especially for the Only Watch auctions (previously mentioned), except possibly the color red, Vacheron Constantin decided to go with a MC Escher design.  Not quite what I would have chosen, but they executed it meticulously, with a gold dial engraved, enameled and set with an actually tasteful field of diamonds!

004147-002.772.jpg004147-001.772.jpg

Some closeup shots of the dial. The majority of the birds are done in champleve enamel, with guilloche (engine work) for the un-enameled ones. The one diamond set bird has about 40 diamonds with a total weight of .08ct (yes, those are some TINY stones).

004147-004.772.jpg004147-005.772.jpg

(pictures from the FIHH )


A

2 TrackBacks

TrackBack URL: http://mt.wiglaf.org/cgi-bin/mt-tb.cgi/466

Lot 37: Vacheron Constantin - €90,000.... Read More

Vacheron (previously mentioned) released a M.C. Escheresque watch for the 2011 Only Watch auction, and has now released 3 more as members of their Métiers d'Art collection, Les Univers Infinis. Well 2.5 more, the Dove design is the Only Watch... Read More

1 Comment

I complain about The Ugly, so to be even-handed: that's actually pretty elegant. (In an admittedly geeky way...)

Leave a comment