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Beautiful watch, and a good point.
Porcelain can be gorgeous, and possibly as hard as fired enamel to pull off technically.
Lacquer Dial Details
With all the attention given to grand feu enamel dials, I sometimes wonder if we undervalue really well done lacquer dial decoration. This Roger Dubuis Sympathie S34 is a case in point. Note the creamy tone, the smooth texture, and the subtle gleam. Consi...
In the same vein, here is another nice lacquer.
Same for our Hentschel P20. 6 layers of lacquer give a nice depth, very similar to enamel. Best, Nicolas ...
Perhaps - I wouldn’t know.
I can tell you that the Sympathie S34 is probably 30 years old, and the Caprice is pushing 25, and neither shows any signs of patination.
I found this on the Grand Feu enamel...
Not that these lacquered ones aren't spectacular. This is my only grand feu ..... This describes the process. lorologiese.com ...
Three wonderful examples.
Each making a great case for first class lacquered dials. Best, Emmanuel
I agree!
I recently acquired a Bovet 19thirty and it has a guilloche lacquered dial and it is gorgeous! Another material i think is sort of underrated but not as underrrated as lacquer is porecelain or ceramic dials, they are so nice!! ...
Beautiful watch, and a good point.
Porcelain can be gorgeous, and possibly as hard as fired enamel to pull off technically.