patrickh
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the dial is produced by Belgian enamel workshop J. & L. Genbrugge,
the same duo responsible for the enamel dials on the Vacheron Constantin Mercator and Tribute to Great Explorers.
Maps are reproduced from past century documents, exact.
Meet a rare VC Mercator Italy - Corsica
Today, I discover this very rare piece of Art : Vacheron C onstantin Mercator Italy enamel Cloisonne Dial in YG. About lower than 8 pièces made IMO. For your eyes too, some photos. What do you think? Note for those who would like to see it in real: take a...
Couple of intresting facts...
Are that the name of three artists, at least, appear on the dial, a couple over Sicily and another one underneath Calabria. It is also quite interesting that Istria is still included in the boot country (as well as Nice?), Sicily has a different colour so...
the dial is produced by Belgian enamel workshop J. & L. Genbrugge,
the same duo responsible for the enamel dials on the Vacheron Constantin Mercator and Tribute to Great Explorers. Maps are reproduced from past century documents, exact.
Very cool watch. I always loved the VC Mercators...such a great line of rare watches.
The colored enamel versions are the most special IMO, but the non-colored dials are very nice as well.
