The Metiers d'Art Savoirs Enluminés seen by What Makes Me Tick who considers thi...

The Metiers d'Art Savoirs Enluminés seen by What Makes Me Tick who considers this collection to be a "potent mix of art, horology and modernism!".

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What Makes Me Tick

The Vacheron Constantin Savoirs Enluminés are 3 new watches in the venerable Maison's Metiers d'Art or artistic crafts collection.These watches have struck quite some controversy but for me they are pure genious, rarely had I been this excited for a metiers d'Art piece since the Masks collection from...2008 and are for me a potent mix of art, horology and modernism!The dials of the Savoirs Enluminés are inspired by the mythical beasts found in the Aberdeen Bestiary book of the 12th century and are in fact hand enameled, even the golden background given to look like gold leaf!The dials are on 2 levels with on the left on a hjiher position the "beast" and on the right on a lower position texts taken from the book. Time is told via rorating saphire discs.

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