SuitbertW
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If I'm not mistaken....
...applied indexes on sapphire dials are sort of "standard" for RM?
Another one which comes to mind is Omega's central tourbillon, for example
(well, only three, but the process is the same).
BTW, I might be wrong and Blancpains watchmakers are in fact sitting in the old farmhouse and "drilling" holes in sapphire - but to my understanding
most of modern sapphire dials are laser cut (and pierced). Working with sapphire dials most likely is still a delicate job, but that's true for almost any
other sort of dial as well. IMO it might be a far more tricky job for example, to get the dial into the case reasonably dust free - especially on dark background (i.e. movement plates) this can be a nightmare 
Best regards
Suitbert
A Photo To Feast On For A Couple of Days
Well gang I will be on the road tomorrow. No internet. No posting. So need something to fill the gap until I get a connection back. And the one I picked is the Tourbillon Transparence. Blancpain made a BIG mistake on this one. It was limited to only 50 pi...
Hmmm.......It sort of looks undressed to me......
I believe you that technically it is a marvel, but is it worth all that trouble, especially when BP make such beautiful dials? I look forward to others comments, Rod
Sapphire dial ?
Maybe UN with its Royal blue tourbillon? Will have to check that... Nonetheless, I admire the watch, and the originality of it, but not a big fan... In this style, I much prefer the Caroussel Volant Une Minute " , as Magnus preseented some months ago. Bes...
If I'm not mistaken....
...applied indexes on sapphire dials are sort of "standard" for RM? Another one which comes to mind is Omega's central tourbillon, for example (well, only three, but the process is the same). BTW, I might be wrong and Blancpains watchmakers are in fact si...
Applied Indexes on Sapphire Dials
Hi Suitbert: I only know one RM watch really well, the RM010. On that one it looks like the "indexes" which are like round dots are attached to a ring which goes around the dial and not attached to the dial itself. Not sure about the Omega central tourbil...