Vacheron Constantin

Possibly Vacheron's most fascinating Métiers d'Art series. My personal favorite, at least. And I think these 12 art masterpieces deserved to be brought together in one post. All masks which served as models come from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva. Th...  

Overwhelmingly beautiful, as you say. Plastic arts, poetry and horology.

Take a look here: The Hong Kong Watch Auction at Phillips: Nov 23 & 24 Lots 963 964 965 966

Les Masques Collection

from an article on Sjx announcing this auction .

Intricate fine details...VC must have high confidence in its skills to undertake this series.

Of course other brands, like Patek with enameling, go in the same direction sometimes. And they do wonderful things too. But I’m rarely as fascinated as with what VC does (personal feeling of course).

Poetry, plastic art, ethnology, horology: perfect mix for me. I would love to have some of these evocative masks and words on my wrist.

The variety in the Metier d'Art series is something to behold. The Mercator pieces still my favorites, I think.

But, for me, the very special thing about this series is the mix of plastic art, ethnology and poetry. Pure dream for me.

Plastic art, ethnology, poetry and horology combined: pure dream for me.

I can post Alex's 2007 article; Métiers d'Art Les Masques: The Face That Reflects The Soul's Movements , as a Best Of The Hour Lounge edition if anyone is interested in the backstory to these beautiful pieces? The Swiss also have a long tradition of folk ...  

And please post Alex's article of course.

I'm glad you like these pieces as much as I do.