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 determine the former one some times.

If the technology is beyond art, then aesthetic value will base on the function which could be represented from watch; however, function will be leaded by the aesthetic requirement when aesthetic value is more important.


There are a lot of watches whose great function is leaded by the art. Patrimony made by Vacheron Constantin is a typical example. Its function is really powerful. People can read hour, minute, moon phase and perpetual calendar simply on it. The beauty of the movement has been represented in the cloud-castle. Here is the unbelievable watch.


The expert used investment casting, snow-setting and Rock-setting to design the La Rose is another masterwork. More than 3000 jewelries have been used to represent the rose. Dial has been set in the “petal”.


Use perceptual art to explain rational technology is always the method to measure the watch’s aesthetic value.