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GLau
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Hi All, This is a belated post on my highlights at the Singapore Grand Exhibition. Many exciting moments happened, and meeting Ms Anita Porchet and having her signed the certificate was the best one !

Knowing that I might be able to meet currently THE BEST enameler for watches in Singapore 🇸🇬, I brought the certificate with me just in case. When I spotted Ms Porchet, I approached her with a smiley face and introduced myself as her BIG admirer while showing her the “baby” she created. She was pleasantly surprised and then we had a lengthy discussion. She confirmed that she signs “AP” in dials when she designs, partly works on with her team, and closely supervises the whole process. She also informed me of other previously unknown information (to me) which I will share in another post later on. I asked for her permission to create a post with her in a photo and she graciously agreed.

To me, having her autograph the certificate makes this Rousseau enamel lion very personal and meaningful.

If you were me, would you have asked Ms Porchet to sign the certificate??

Cheers,

Gordon


p.s. my original post on this watch https://www.watchprosite.com/page-wf.forumpost/fi-11/pi-8778826/ti-1139431/s-0/t--hi-all-the-dream-watch-special-meaning-in-several-ways-as-explained-below-has-just-came-true-for-me-please-allow-me-to-share-my-utmost-excitement-this-reference-is-my-biggest-catch-ever-and-i-am-now-a-truly-satisfied-patek-enamel-purists--/



Collage of the fun moments




I was so honored to meet THE Anita Porchet





This certificate now is very special to me !!




The 5089G-052 Rousseau enamel lion 🦁 took a photo with other paper animals and felt at home




So many small details on this dial !!!





Patek Rousseau lion and Chopard Urushi jungle with the Henri Rousseau painting “The Dream”in the background during a visit to MOMA in Manhattan