Vacheron Constantin Honours Imperial Chinese Design With New Métiers d?Art Collection
Vacheron Constantin works with experts to deliver a collection that is a reverent homage to Chinese culture.
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How do you respectfully honour another culture?s design legacy" Well, you call in the experts to make sure you get it right. This is exactly what the Swiss marque Vacheron Constantin has done for their latest Métiers d?Art Tribute to Traditional Symbols collection.
The set of four limited edition watches feature two interpretations of the ?Seawater Cliff?, a famed Chinese motif that dates back to the Ming dynasty and was officially named under Emperor Wanli. VC artisans worked with the Former Associate Research Librarian of the Palace Museum, Mr Song, whose speciality field of study is the cultural tradition of Imperial China, to create dials that emulate a motif found on court buildings, furniture, porcelain, and most famously, Imperial dragon robes.
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The Eternal Flow design is made via an originally Chinese technique called Jintai Blue, a form of cloisonné enamelling, which depicts mountain peaks caressed by tidal waves and set against a starry sky.
220 gold wires were used to delineate each part of the motif, taking over 50 hours to complete. Layers of enamel are then placed?how many is dependent on its colour and intensity?and it’s fired in a kiln in be...
The post Vacheron Constantin Honours Imperial Chinese Design With New Métiers d’Art Collection appeared first on LUXUO.
Vacheron Constantin
How do you respectfully honour another culture?s design legacy" Well, you call in the experts to make sure you get it right. This is exactly what the Swiss marque Vacheron Constantin has done for their latest Métiers d?Art Tribute to Traditional Symbols collection.
The set of four limited edition watches feature two interpretations of the ?Seawater Cliff?, a famed Chinese motif that dates back to the Ming dynasty and was officially named under Emperor Wanli. VC artisans worked with the Former Associate Research Librarian of the Palace Museum, Mr Song, whose speciality field of study is the cultural tradition of Imperial China, to create dials that emulate a motif found on court buildings, furniture, porcelain, and most famously, Imperial dragon robes.
Vacheron Constantin
The Eternal Flow design is made via an originally Chinese technique called Jintai Blue, a form of cloisonné enamelling, which depicts mountain peaks caressed by tidal waves and set against a starry sky.
220 gold wires were used to delineate each part of the motif, taking over 50 hours to complete. Layers of enamel are then placed?how many is dependent on its colour and intensity?and it’s fired in a kiln in be...
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