2010-10-08

Cartier Antique Collection "Enchantment Magic Clock"


Watch Traveling Report: Great masters of the world's top jewelry Cartier watches are always people close to infinite expectations. Cartier, "Enchantment Magic Clock" first appeared in the early 20th century, one of the most beautiful work is 6 minutes and 12 Chinese porch bell. Later, Cartier and have launched a number of distinctive design, "Enchantment Magic Clock." A clock in each, one can only see the pointer freely operate, but can not find the movement, they are also known as the "mysterious bell."

Gold, platinum, carved pale green jade elephant (China in the 18th century style), onyx, rock crystal, mother of pearl, fine pearls, coral, rose cut diamonds, cut bell mirror, black enamel.

Cartier enamel material into brand design, he launched Grid Microhyla, and devote themselves to create a variety of bright eye-catching color contrast, such as: blue and green, purple and green and royal blue and slate blue of the match. From the hands of Cartier designs were produced in Russia, enamel jewelry reference material in this strange interpretation of the production process. Cartier absorbing, its design watch, cigarette case, decorated with garlands of cartridges go down in history, and now even been the world's most famous museum collection. For example, Cartier in 1906 after the eggs are collections in Paris in 1910 was acquired as a gift to Czar Nicholas II'sgift, and now the New York Museum of Modern Artcollection.

Fine carved inlay work is also making history, Cartier watches introduced an auxiliary process, it will process a variety of complicated procedures unique combination of valuable timber, wood grain in the production, in accordance with the nuances of its application to the watch making them.



Gold, platinum, gray agate carved into fire-breathing beast (China 19th century style), nephrite jade, cut citrine clock face, the rose cut diamonds, emerald cut rounded, fine pearls, carved coral, red and black enamel.

Cartier uses the traditional enamel Production Process Watch is extremely Complex, the First Carved work with Fine Inlay, Gold and Diamonds, SO Watch more modern style. Enamel Glaze composed of Quartz, Borax and other Minerals composed of Cartier in his Works on the First master of fine gold wire to form a pattern profile, and then from 144 different enamel choose the right color, layer by layer applied to the contour.

Only a surface to at least 60 more Glaze Go through 13 to 840 High temperature condensate Burning. In the Firing Process requires Precise Way, because IT is depends on the Shape of enamel Flowers, a Key STEP in line and color; Glazed amount, just the right heat, are required to have a very strong skill, and technology around the world to master the skill of the master of enamel, very few.

Process difficult and a collection of reasons

Attached is a Keeper enamel to the surface of the Glaze Metal Process, Attached to a vitreous enamel surface and made of Metal Crafts called enamel. The enamel are Mainly Quartz, feldspar, saltpeter and sodium carbonate with Lead and TiN, such as oxides of Firing from. Depending on the Production Process, can generally be divided into the enamel and Filigree enamel Painted enamel. Now we See the use of enamel Painted enamel Watch are generally the Production Process, the Production of enamel Watch in the eighteenth Century to the age of most of the nineteenth Century. The CLOISONNE Process often also used in modern watchmaking.

Because of their colorful painted enamel colors, and unique complex production process, make it half a century ago all the rage, but the production process of enamel watch there are many unpredicwatch factors, such as uneven heating during firing so that the use of The same may not be able to Burn the Glaze the same color. Requires High temperature at 800 using twenty procedure for enamel Firing, Glaze every STEP possible fracture, the Risk of Subtle changes in color occurs. THEREFORE, the Viewer is not careful, the entire production project will come to naught.

Enamel Painting, Sculpture and Hand are very Important to hit them toWatchhighly Decorative Art of color add character, each Watch is a piece of Art Treasures enamel, enamel almost every Watch only Reason Collectors have become.



Watch given the vitality of enamel, are those full of decorative colors, always filled with endless imaginative patterns. Or expensive fragrant wood imitation eagle feathers, or reproduce the snakeskin green and blue enamel pattern, or with stones and wood to re-create the texture of shells, all show us a new site, vivid miniature picture. Against the background in gold and diamonds, the turtles, eagles, snakes, pandas, horses and dragons and other designs debut in the dial turns, to life awaited the passage of time.



Always design a new process with crystallization

With the creation, Cartier enamel production process more complex, and for the first time with a fine carved inlay work, gold and

Diamonds, so that a more modern style. The total pattern is full of decorative colors filled with endless imagination to valuable fragrant wood imitation eagle feathers, green and blue enamel to reproduce snakeskin pattern, together with precious stones and wood turtle re-create the texture. Brand new watch show extremely real miniature picture.

Gold enamel pattern

Outline the contours of using gold thread, a fill mainly by silica, quartz and borax composition of soluble powder, adding nearly a hundred kinds of metal oxides dye ingredients, produced by the master through the enamel is extremely accurate from 840 high temperature firing.

Enamel engraving, color embedded in gold flower

To facilitate the carving, this process needs to hollow conditions. Master patterns can watch through the dial, has been engraved on the case. Enamel production process including the engraved pattern on the copy. Just one of many processes and need to dial several times to complete the firing. In the firing process requires precise way, because it is depends on the shape of enamel flowers, lines and color of the key steps.


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