amanico[JLC Moderator]
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Do you love Reversos and Enamel?
May 25, 2010,06:49 AM
So this post is for you!
When it comes to speak about the Reverso and Enamel, we immediately have in mind the Eclipse, which offers the charm of an enamel dial and the discretion of the curtain, which hides or exposes to the admiration of everybody's eyes a superb painting.
You certainly remember the Reverso which reproduced on their verso side some works by Mucha and Friedrich, or, more recently, the Pavonia piece unique:
On these last Reversos, we always talk about the verso side, and even in the JLC catalogues, the verso side is shown, not the Recto...
Of course, this is a logical choice, as it is important to enhance, to enlighten, to focuse people's attention on the superb mastery of the Manufacture enamellers on recreating pure pieces of Art in such small areas.
BUT, who knows what is on the other side of these watches?
On the Reverso à éclipses, the verso side ( the case back ) is plain...Nothing else to see than the metal of the watch ( platinum or rose gold ).
On the Grande Reverso Email, what is the Recto side?
Here is what I saw at the Manufacture Atelier Gravage Décoration ( Engraving and Decoration Workshop )
The verso side:
And now, be prepared to see a real Beauty...
The recto side:
A superb milky enamel dial!
This is certainly one of the nicest dial I saw.
The combination of the colors is enchanting.
The stylized black numbers contrast with the deep white dial, whose class is enhanced by the blue minutes and seconds indexes.
The round small seconds subdial, interacting with the rectangular minute indexes railroad is also an interesting geometrical contrast.
And the cherry on the cake, these heated blue Hour, Minute and Second Hands!
If we can understand why, on the Eclipses, we almost never speak about the Solid Case Back, it is a bit sad to not more often mention this dial, don't you think?
Now, I'm dreaming...
What about a XGT ( as it is the Eclipse and Grande Reverso Email size ) or a GT case, in platinum, with a sapphire case back, showing a superbly finished movement, and such an enamel dial on the recto side?
Or even with a solid case back?
What do you think?
Please, JLC, think about it!
Best,
Nicolas
This message has been edited by amanico on 2010-05-25 06:50:39 This message has been edited by amanico on 2010-05-28 13:39:34