Horological Meandering

Hand-made wood marquetry dial made by Bastien Chevalier.  Each facet is cut into the wood by hand with a saw.  Each color is a different wood: 3 shades of blue-tinted tulip tree and gray-tinted willow burl, cut in the direction of the grain.  Once cut, the tiny pieces are sorted and placed with the tip of a scalpel under a microscope, then fixed on the first mount.  The assembly is then glued on hte appropriate side.  The back is prepared so that it can be attached to the dial's metal base, and then the outward facing side is taken again to be sanded to the correct thickness.  

Case: 42 mm SS

Movement: Sellita 261-1

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