In order to honor the accomplishments finished by Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus, a series of watch has been designed– métiers d’art–by Vacheron Constantin, which contains two watches.
There are two parts to consist the dial, with one part overlapping the other. The upper one depicts the historical map these two explorers passed through with the [...]
Franck Mueller–one of the greatest individual watchmakers in the world. His works are full of incredible elements. Exaggerated and elongated exterior is his brand. Crazy Hours is a milestone in watch’s history.
The first feeling Crazy Hours gives me is vivid. Hands are fusiform in stead of rectangular at traditional watches. Numbers and markers on the [...]
This is one of the most amazing watches in the world.
Only about three to five people could produce this complex watch at that time. It is worth about $1,010,100.00. This luxury watch is limited to 30 in number and should predetermine it three years before when you want it.
We can make a contrast. Traditional Rolex [...]
Boy can always use the heart with red color and “Love You” to make his girl exciting. Just like give her rose and chocolate in Valentine’s day. The most important thing is choosing the right style. Like this one below.
This is the Star Open Love made by Zenith. The whole watch is in red color, [...]
Like the (jaquet droz) la date astrale zodiaque. The whole dial likes the sky in night. While the constellation made by diamond shining on the “sky”. We will have starry picture in our mind when we see this watch. The subject designer want to show us is the ancient Greek’s culture. We will accept the [...]
Too many simple watches become famous at present. Like the Piaget Altiplano made by Piaget, only the bright and silvery hands are attractive at first glance. However, the hoar dial is so psychedelic like phantoscope. Dark and lightness interlace each other because of the refraction.
Leo Tolstoy recognized that art should include [...]
According to Maugham: the decorated value is the central value of art. Think it deeply, only the art which can raise the value of watch could be a great art. For this reason, the elements of art in watch are always the jobs of master. Such as insertion, engraving and color decoration… These watches will [...]
Croce recognized that art and technology are two different fields who is an philosopher and historian coming from Italy. Their development is paralleled and don’t influence each other at anytime. On the other hand, art and technology could influence each other at some places. Art could lead the technology; but the latter one could also [...]
Let’s see the artistic value base on function
The origin of the wristwatch’s artistic value should be the perceptual extension of its function. Like the classical and enduring Breguet’s Blue Steel hand, it is the sublimation from the normal stainless hand.
Minute repeater is the most typical example. Without fluorescence, people research the minute repeater to read [...]
The origin of watch is timepiece, which means the important point is practice. But now, it is the most precise, tiniest art, or most beautiful, attractive technology. Its worth can not be estimate by how many jewelries it use, also can not by the update of the hairpieces and movement… It is the perfect combination of [...]
