Cartier

Though Cartier has been producing Metier d’Art watches for several years, mostly decorated in enamel, 2011 sees the introduction of the largest collection yet. Of six models unveiled this year, all were enamelled (along with other decoration like engravin...  

... Marquetry is a tradtional form of art in many cultures for ages, and we still even see a lot in the souvenir shop of the touristic places as well. I am impressed to find that the marquestry is used by high-horology brands like Cartier and would love t... 

There are pieces of marquetry objects in various museums (the castle museum in Dresden for example) that have been there for several centuries. Used with care I'm sure the watch will last a long, long time. Probably in a temperate climate and not a humid ... 

... the cultures of woods do not leave lots of buildings or structures for a very long time as the ones of stones, therefore I got curious.... but you are right, I guess temerature and humidity would be the key, maybe.... But it is not something we should... 

Love this kind of watches. This one particulary, it's a very nice timepiece with the added value of the marquetry art. Cartier definitely know how to do these special creations, the one with the mosaique turtle is my fav by far; what a beautiful piece of ... 

I will post about it soon. - SJX...  

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i really admire their creativity! these r just truly beautiful hard works looking forward to the mosaic buny! cheers, Ed~

Is really a piece of Art. The video is a great illustration. Thanks for the enlightening report. Best, Horo

But seriously on a lesser brand it would not be viable to produce such a watch because the cost will be inevitably high due to the cost of the dial. And consumers would be unlikely to pay the necessary price for such a watch from a lesser brand, notwithst... 

I love marquetry, in fact I create artworks with wood too, but Cartier, in my opinion, did not design the bear to look natural as it is a rendition from natural wood. The shape of the pieces of wood do not blend together well enough to create smooth trans... 

I looked at your site and some of the work looks almost like a painting. They must be quite extraordinary in real life. I see your point. Would the size of the dial be a factor in the result? Or is it a matter of design and conception? - SJX

The size of the dial is not small enough to be a factor in this case. It is the design of the shapes of the cutouts. I prefer cutting just the right number of shapes and let the natural textures and shadings of the wood veneers do the rest.

This is an interesting topic and I shall endeavour to learn more. Do you happen to have any photos of examples to show what you mean? - SJX

I am tweeting on Twitter to share with people exeptional marquetry from some of my favorite artists here with pictures of their works: http://twitter.com/AmazonCanvas I plan to design a bear in marquetry on a smaller watch than what is shown from Cartier ... 

I am now following you on Twitter. - SJX

Best, Horo

Yes, or just a description of the subject to be made is adequate. Vincent

thanks for sharing this one--remarkable how much labor is involved for one dial alone.... J

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