MichaelC
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Anyone catch these new dimpled dial tourbillons?
Spotted on the AP website (photo by AP). Interesting guilloche.
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Explore the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Tourbillon 'Spider-Man' and the collector community's divided opinions on its design, craftsmanship, and brand alignment.
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Anyone catch these new dimpled dial tourbillons?
Spotted on the AP website (photo by AP). Interesting guilloche. ...
looks like the dial is beaten by a tiny hammer..
Must be a lot of labour involved for sure
Looks a bit like the street in front of my house after the paving crew left
and the hammered bezel too!
i would have
said that AP has been making a joint venture with Grand Seiko for the dials
I suspect the one guy who always says Francois should resign will have an opinion
What an incredible take that was after the CODE 11.59 collection was launched.
A nice evolution of the tapisserie!
Really curious how the lettering is placed on this dial - must be difficult based on the texture. Peter
They had a millenary with this dial few years back
But they seem to have improved the process since the edges for each "dent" appear a bit more straight. I really like it. Should be nice to see how it looks, live. Technically, my guess would go toward a grinding approach. Small ~spherical stone with big g...