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This month’s guide is all about the dial. From the art of enameling, hand guilloche, gem-setting or painting, the technique and craftsmanship behind the elegant dial reminds us that some of the most beautiful timepieces, even today, are completed painstakingly by hand. We invite you to take a look at the next few pages, featuring a variety of timepieces and their extrordinary dials. These are true works of art.

LOUIs VUITTON EsCALE WORLDTImE

An automatic LV 106 caliber developed and assembled by the La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton manufacture powers this piece with functions that include a world time with disc display. The 41mm case is featured in white gold and the dial’s city disc is hand painted by craftsman from the manufacture.

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PICCADILLY PRINCEss ROYAL COLORs

The pocket watches made by John Arnold for King George III inspired this timepiece. It is a limited edition of eight pieces. Each watch is hand engraved by the brand’s master engraver. The pattern is composed of complex geometrical elements giving a three-dimensional effect.

This ladies’ cocktail watch is bedecked with a variety of stones reflecting the colors of the rainbow. In gold, the watch comes to life when 225 stones, 66 different color diamonds with ten different cuts, are hand set on the dial, case and bracelet. No two examples of this timepiece are alike. The watch is powered by a quartz movement displaying the hours and minutes.

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This dial was created and designed by the legendary Japanese lacquer studio Unruyan under the guidance of mr. T. Kitamura. A unique, in-house-designed movement with hours and minutes powers the watch, housed within a 39mm platinum case. All manufacturing, construction, fabrication, hand finishing and assembly are completed in the Voutilainen workshop.

This hand-wound 38mm white gold timepiece features an open-worked movement that is gem set, decorated and hand engraved on both sides. The case is circled by one row of diamonds.

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This dial represents the concept of plucking petals from a flower while repeating the line “he loves me, he loves me not.” This timepiece ‘picks petals’ with the simple press of a button. The dial is blue mother-of-pearl with white gold prong set pear-shaped diamonds and the Christophe Claret logo in white gold. The case is featured in white gold with 62 baguette-set diamonds around the bezel.

This self-winding timepiece features a black mother-of-pearl dial with twelve diamonds and a hand-painted miniature rose covering a third of the dial’s surface. The red gold case measures 39mm and is an Amadeo convertible, meaning that it is easily transformed into a wristwatch, a table watch or a pocket watch.

This 40mm timepiece features a 28-part red gold case and is powered by a manually wound movement. The dial is solid sterling silver with guilloche and has been fire enameled by hand as well as polished and decorated.

This ladies watch features a white gold case set with 137 sapphires and the CFB 1850 swiss precision movement is at the heart. The mother-of-pearl dial features 89 sapphires and 26 diamonds in the shape of flowers, and the decorative strap is made of goatskin. This is a limited series of 125 timepieces.

CHRIsTOPHE CLARETBOVET

CHRONOsWIssCARL F. BUCHERER

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LImITED EDITION sUNRIsE II GIARDINO mARINO TOURBILLON

RONDO sEAHORsE BALLON BLEU DE CARTIER FLORAL-mARqUETRY PARROT WATCH

This limited edition handcrafted timepiece was created with precious stones and hand-painted dials representing five different countries; United states (featured), Japan, mexico, United Kingdom and Canada. Each features Eco-Drive technology, a diamond crown, and a sapphire crystal. The watch is presented on a genuine crocodile strap.

Inspired by the Bulgari Naturalia jewelry collection of the 1990s, this model features a flying tourbillon. Each stone and lacquer marquetry dial takes a minimum of 120 hours to complete.

Using a variety of techniques including plique à jour, insertion of paillons, plain and translucent grand feu enamel, and engraving and gem setting, this dial evokes the underwater world. The seahorse is hand engraved and set with diamonds. The white gold case measures 42mm and is set with 69 diamonds.

This 42mm timepiece features a rhodium-plated white gold case and dial and is set with 124 round diamonds on the case. The fluted crown is set with a blue sapphire cabochon. Note the pink gold dial with floral marquetry. The bird’s beak is onyx and an emerald forms the eye.

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DELANEAUCARTIER

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CLAssIC FUsION TOURBILLON TITANIUm BLUE VITRAILPAVONINA

The dial of this fine jewelry timepiece features a variety of mother-of-pearl. The combination of freshwater pearl, Tahitian pearl, and solid pink, white and beaded mother-of pearl makes the dial shimmer. The chapter ring, shaped like an emerald-cut gem, is set with 44 brilliant- cut diamonds.

A zenith Elite caliber housed within a pink gold case powers this one-of-a-kind piece. The bezel is set with baguette helix-cut spessartite garnets. The horns are set with baguette-cut spessartite garnets and the crown is set with a rose-cut diamond. The mother-of-pearl marquetry dial is set with triangle-cut and trapeze-cut pink sapphires and the watch is presented on a pink satin and patent leather strap.

This 45mm Classic Fusion timepiece is inspired by an Art Deco stained glass window which is displayed through different geometric forms on the dial. The skeleton watch movement serves as the framework for an artistic stained-glass window, miniaturized inside.

This ladies timepiece features a distinctive cushion shape recalling the 1920s. The dial is mother-of-pearl with guilloche decoration, set with 12 diamonds as hour markers, and 118 diamonds in the center. All diamond setting is completed by hand in the saxon firm’s own dial manufactory in Germany.

HARRY WINsTONDIOR

HUBLOTGLAsHüTTE ORIGINAL

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This timepiece highlights the art of French lacquer. The dial features a miniature painting with a “Cheval d’Orient” (Oriental Horse) motif. A mechanical self-winding movement powers the watch and is housed in a round 41mm white gold case.

Powered by a quartz movement, this oval Infinity timepiece features a Cintrée Curvex dial with a case set with rows of pavé-set diamonds in a zebra-stripe design. The piece is presented on a hand-sewn black alligator strap.

This 46.7mm watch incorporates three complications: a minute repeater, a flying tourbillon, and a zodiacal calendar. This eight-piece white gold limited edition features an aventurine dial set with brilliant-cut diamonds, two rows of baguette-cut sapphires and a lacquered guilloche dial rim.

In celebration of its tenth anniversary, Greubel Forsey has dressed the Tourbillon 24 secondes Contemporain in diamonds. This 43.5mm white gold case is set with baguette diamonds on the bezel and the lugs. The timepiece is set with 272 diamonds totaling 9.71 carats.

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JAEGER-LECOULTREGREUBEL FORsEY

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TURBINE DRAGON LImITED EDITION PETITE HEURE mINUTE RELIEF HORsE

HOmmAGE DOUBLE FLYING TOURBILLON mECANOGRAPH NEW YORK

An automatic P-331 double rotor, exclusive to Perrelet, powers this 99-piece limited edition. The case measures 44mm and is steel with a DLC coating. The dial is mother-of-pearl with a dragon design that has been carved out from hand-colored Polynesian mother-of-pearl and encrusted into a naturally white mother-of-peal beneath the black turbine.

This 41mm red gold timepiece features a hand-engraved and painted white mother-of-pearl dial with a red gold hand-engraved horse appliqué. A Jaquet Droz 2653 self-winding mechanical movement with a 68-hour power reserve powers the piece.

Limited to eight pieces, this watch features a hand-made guilloche pink gold dial. The RD100 a new movement, powers the timepiece, which is composed of 452 individually hand-finished parts and has a 50-hour power reserve. The 45mm case is designed in pink gold and the watch is presented on a black alligator strap.

This 43.5mm rose gold timepiece features a New York meteorite set into the skyline that’s depicted on the dial. A mechanical self-wound caliber Lm31, comprised of 182 parts, powers the piece. The dial is engraved with the New York skyline highlighting iconic structures like the Chrysler Building and the Brooklyn Bridge.

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ROGER DUBUIsLOUIs mOINET

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TOURBILLON Rm51-01 TIGER & DRAGON-mICHELLE YEOHHImALAYA WHITE TARA

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This timepiece celebrates the film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II,” in which michelle Yeoh stars. The visual scene depicted is of a tiger and dragon clutching the tourbillon movement. The figures are carved in red gold entirely by hand, hand-finished, and micro painted. This is a limited edition of 20 pieces.

This automatic wristwatch features the art of thangka painting, which originated in Nepal. Created by thangka master Romio shresta, each dial created is unique and takes one month to complete. The watch features a stainless steel case and an engraving on the back depicting a mountain scene in the Himalayas.

This 99-piece 43mm limited edition timepiece commemorates the fourth anniversary of the Icelandic volcano’s eruption that stranded over 100,000 travellers. The base of the dial is made of lava stone and the tips of the hands mirror the grounded aircrafts. Lava seems to be seeping through the dial.

An example of the art of marquetry, which uses wooden mosaic techniques, this 42mm platinum watch represents a Cuban musician plucking the strings of his guitar. The colors represent the flag of Cuba and the guitar has an open sound hole to reveal a tourbillon.

RICHARD mILLEKOBOLD

ROmAIN JEROmEPARmIGIANI FLEURIER

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ASK THE EXPERTASK THE EXPERT

PROFESSIONALAdviceThere are just about as many ways to define

one’s watch collection as there are collectors.But even the most seasoned among us can use a little advice now and then. We’ve asked high-profile individuals in the watch world how they would advise the avid collector in the process of building a watch collection. Here are their responses.

Xavier Nolot CEO Of AudEmARS PIguET NORTH AmERICA

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HEAd Of mOvEmENT dEvELOPmENT AT ARNOLd & SON

CarloS roSillo CO-fOuNdER Of BELL & ROSS

The best advice I can give is to travel to Switzerland to visit our factory or any other factory of the brands you are interested in because there is no better way to feel what it is about – this is the real thing. my advice would be document, read, learn and travel—and talk to us.“

I always pay attention to uniqueness of a product and uniqueness means to have something technically and aesthetically unique, where the product was really thought through… I think a product keeps its value if both aspects are fulfilled. I personally would avoid mass products.“

Choose selectively. Probably go for limited editions and the more limited it is the better. The quest of every collector is to have a unique watch…“

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Kari voutilaiNeN fOuNdER Of vOuTILAINEN HORLOgERIE d’ART

I am not a collector as such, but I like watches and I have a few watches. When you buy something, you should buy it for yourself and buy what you like… Then I think it is best to educate—to read on the internet, in magazines and old books—to get more information. The more we know, the more we are able to pick out the collection.“

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JulieN SChaerer mANAgINg dIRECTOR Of ANTIquORum gENEvA

I would recommend to anyone, whether it is for a $500 or a $500,000 watch, to not be afraid to do your bidding. Just know the exact commission rates and how much you have to pay in the end. It is a great tool to be able to look at a lot of pieces and get a great overview of what is out there.“

“FraNCoiS-Paul fOuNdER Of f.P. JOuRNE

my advice is to choose a piece that you like the most and for which you have the most affection. Preferably it is not a too-expensive piece so you can try it, wear it, be convinced, be comfortable and then come back for more complicated pieces.““

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miChele SoFiSti CEO Of guCCI TImEPIECES & JEWELRY

It is very difficult because the watch must match your personality somehow, and I think it is the same for everybody—for ladies or men. It doesn’t change.““

JeaN-Claude biver CHAIRmAN Of LvmH WATCHES

Buy what you like and buy what you can afford, because all the rest is speculation. Buy with your eyes, your heart and your money.““

hamdi Chatti vICE PRESIdENT Of WATCHES & JEWELRY LOuIS vuITTON

Like with everything you buy, you need first to like it and like to wear it often. I think you need as well to intrigue your friends.““

viNCeNt duPoNtreue fOuNdER Of BREvA

thierry CaSiaS CREATIvE dIRECTOR Of BuLOvA

It depends on the collector… If you are open-minded and interested in new watches, I would probably try to have one of each complication in a display you like. If we are talking about minute repeaters or tourbillons or whatever, there are a lot of choices on the market.“

I think that when it comes to collecting, the monetary value shouldn’t be as important as the emotional value. If the piece speaks to you and really appeals to you on an emotional level, I think that is most important.“

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“maNuel emCh CEO Of ROmAIN JEROmE

I think that in the end what is most important is to collect what you feel emotionally connected to and whatever pleases you. don’t collect by thinking, collect with the heart and not with the brain.““

GeorGeS-heNri meylaN mELB HOLdINg (HAuTLENCE ANd H. mOSER)

I collect a few things, but only because I have, how we say in french is “cœur,” because in your heart you like this. I like old cars, I like old watches – I am not a big collector – but I have a few old watches that are very special things coming from the region where I was born, and some of them have the same name as my family name.“

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