Episode 91: Enamel 101

A longstanding craft which has graced some of the greatest wristwatches made, this episode studies the basics of enamel dials and their application in wristwatches. From historical roots until work being performed today, Erik & Max cover the main techniques of Grand Feu, Cloisonné, Champlevé, Flinqué, and engraved enamel. Nuanced, examples, techniques, and the background needed to begin conversations about the topic of enamel dials are all in here.

Links Mentioned:

Peter Henlein Nuremberg Eggs:

https://quillandpad.com/2014/12/15/the-worlds-oldest-watch-a-peter-henlein-mystery-from-1505-solved/

Jean Toutin:

https://www.themagazineantiques.com/article/seventeenth-century-french-enameled-watches-walters-art-gallery/

Miklos Merczel JLC:

https://quillandpad.com/2014/07/23/jaeger-lecoultres-art-of-in-house-enameling/

Daniel Quare:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Quare

Grand Feu:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/patek-philippe-2526-enamel-dial-donze-cadrans

https://hairspring.com/products/5370p-split-seconds-chronograph-platinum-1

https://hairspring.com/products/tourbillon-double-spiral-besancon-certified-white-gold_43241

Cloisonné:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/patek-philippe/CH080121/33

https://watchesbysjx.com/2024/04/patek-philippe-world-time-cloisonne-605-hu-de-world-map-pink-gold.html

https://watchesbysjx.com/2016/07/why-are-vintage-cloisonne-enamel-dial-watches-collectible.html

https://www.watchonista.com/articles/events/prix-gaia-2019-suzanne-rohr-craftmanship-creation-category

https://www.europastar.com/the-watch-files/portraits/1004113605-the-multiple-talents-of-enamellist-anita-porchet.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzPx_hj6tCc

Champlevé:

https://monochrome-watches.com/hands-on-krayon-anywhere-for-only-watch-2021/

https://www.alange-soehne.com/us-en/timepieces/selections/watches-with-an-enamel-dial

https://www.patek.com/en/collection/golden-ellipse/5738-51g-001

Flinqué:

https://www.patek.com/en/collection/calatrava/4997-200g-001

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/life-is-a-cabaret-lange-handwerkskunst-tourbillon-that-is

https://watchesbysjx.com/2019/05/hands-on-with-the-voutilainen-28-te-in-enamel.html

https://www.acollectedman.com/products/rexhep-rexhepi-chronometre-contemporain-ii-platinum

Engraved Enamel:

https://www.unpolishedwatches.com/p/engraved-enamel-why-some-dials-never

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/qin-gan-independent-watchmaker-from-china

Favorites:

2526:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/2526-patek-philippe-calatrava-white-gold

6101:

https://le-monde-edmond.com/enamel_rolex_dials/

2523 Gobbi:

https://watchesbysjx.com/2019/11/patek-philippe-2523-worldtime-most-expensive-watch-sold.html

2699 Constellation:

https://thekeystone.com/products/omega-yellow-gold-constellation-geneva-observatory-cloisonne-watch

3428P:

https://le-monde-edmond.com/patek-3428-platinum-enamel-dial/

1415:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/patek-philippe/112503?fromSearch=1415

5231:

https://www.patek.com/en/collection/complications/5231g-001

Only Wrist:

https://langepedia.com/a-lange-sohne-lange-1-perpetual-calendar/

https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/watches-online-dubai-edit/a-lange-sohne-lange-1-sincere-singapore-ref-112-049-limited-edition-64/145895

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