GLau
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Hi All, some of the rare handcrafts pieces (enamel dials for me naturally) for the New York event are amazing ! Can you guess who is the artist ?
Hint: initials are AP !
Of course I am referring to the best current enameler in the horological world, being the one and only Anita Porchet (the creator of my Rousseau Lion named Simba ! )
What do you think of these pieces below ?
Cheers,
Gordon
Hi All, some of the rare handcrafts pieces (enamel dials for me naturally) for the New York event are amazing ! Can you guess who is the artist ?
Hint: initials are AP ! Of course I am referring to the best current enameler in the horological world, being the one and only Anita Porchet (the creator of my Rousseau Lion named Simba ! ) What do you think of these pieces below ? Cheers, Gordon ...
I think they are gorgeous
In the past, I haven't seen many enamel dials that appeal to me as much. I like the design type (it looks very 1920's-1930's to me) and the way the colors appear. You're very lucky to have yours as it is not every dial that are prepared by Anita Porchet. ...
Thank you Mark ! I feel most fortunate to have Rousseau "Simba" as my new baby and I am still...
in "The Dream" every time I look at it ! LOL ! FYI, some of our PuristS friends have been to the exhibition and have met & spoken to Anita Porchet about the Rousseau Lion ! Therefore, I have met Anita vicariously via our PuristS buddies. Cheers, Gordon
Thanks for posting these Gordon.
Your Simba and these are absolute beauties. To be honest I was never super fond of enamel art pieces but they are growing on me quite a lot!!
Hi willski, you are most welcome ! I am glad that you have enjoyed reading about these enamel dials. Once you see them in the metal, you will be ...
poisoned or "vladded" (in PuristS term) for life ! lOL !! Cheers, Gordon
Wow.
Stunning pieces, Gordon. The artistry is incredible. The Cityscape pieces and your Simba are simply phenomenal! Thanks for sharing
Bounce781, you are welcome !
The city landscape is actually a hand enamel painting done by Anita Porchet. This lady is a multi-talented enamel artist! Cheers, Gordon
Dear Gordon
Instead of initials of the enamel artist written on the rim of the dial, I would like to see them hidden somewhere integrated in the enamel drawing. That would be a nice wink for both the owner and the enamel artist no? Best wishes Alkiro
Yes Alkiro, initial "AP" embedded in the body of the enamel dial is a great idea and it will be like a...
treasure hunt ! Cheers, Gordon
interesting!
Is she the one also doing the enamel work for the 5131? There is another master enamel maker, Ms. Suzanne Rohr, it seems she is the best? Benz
Hi Benz, Anita Porchet is not the enameler for the 5131s. She produces enamel dials for
5077, 5089 and pocket watches (typically bigger enamel pieces) using six different enamel methods. In some, she combines different methods within one dial ! Suzanne is most famous for enamel painting but she apparently is almost retired. Hope the above ad...
5131 is considered run of the mill enamel
AP only works on the rare and exclusive special edition pieces (MSRP 100k+), while Suzanne Rohr only works on the even more expensive pocket watch, which supposedly only one or two per year, and like GLau said, she is almost retired. Thierry Stern has sai...
Hi tom2517, I would compare the enamel dial of 5131 vs Anita Porchet's as...
great cloisonné work vs overall superior enamel work ! Both are great but Anita's are even better. Which previous pieces did she work on for Patek ? Cheers, Gordon
Not knocking on 5131
But simply saying from technical point of view, cloisonné is the lowest ladder in enamel. It is the easiest to mass produce, where as Suzanne Rohr's traditional Geneva methods takes much more work and hence she can only produce so few even when she was yo...
thanks tom2517 for the explanation of the enamel works and yes I feel most fortunate to have Anita Porchet's Rousseau Lion ! Do you know of...
articles that explain the ranking of enamel methods in terms of difficulties ? Cheers, Gordon
There are some
On the net but I forgot where. Basically cloisonné enamelling is the easiest to mass produce because you can form a production line for this kind of enameling. The “cloisons” refer to the wires that the enamellist bends into shape and attaches onto a base...
I think the most important question Gordon
is if have you been able to place an order for any of the enamelled beauties? I am particularly partial to the enamelling on the pocket watches which chosen scenaries and pictures are so relevant to the USA. I trust the trip to New York was more than wort...
Hi Sham, These LE pieces are targeted for the American collectors and hence ...
...off limits for me. :-( I do love the enamel on the two pocket watches with the NY skyline made by Anita Porchet. These watches are very meaningful to the American collectors. Overall, I prefer my Rousseau Lion. Cheers, Gordon
Yes I tend to agree Gordon
Even if I had a chance to buy one of these enamel pieces, they would seem irrelevant to me. I mean I could have bought one of the London skyline two years ago and even gave that a miss. And yes you are the collector of the lion I can see from the Patek an...
