3 characteristic crafts of customizing high-end watches
Mar 22,2023
With the development of the social economy, people regard high-end watches as a way for watch lovers to show their taste, and customizing high-end watches requires some special craftsmanship. As a manufacturer of mid-to-high-end watches, we are here to introduce to you the three characteristic crafts of customizing high-end watches.
1. Cloisonné enamel, strong color sense
Enamel is a tempered mixed vulcanized alloy material that can be adjusted into many colors and colors. This technique has existed since ancient times and has been used in the gemstone jewelry and gold jewelry for a long time. It is usually used to decorate watch cases and dials.
The cloisonné enamel process must be solved by the Grand Feu process, and it is baked at a temperature of 820 to 850 degrees absolute to make the modeling method permanent and ensure the purity of the enamel. Then use your fingers to grind and prepare enamel glaze, color the gold dial with your heart, and put it in the kiln for continuous firing. Every process requires extreme attention training. The last firing process is indispensable because it can make the shape more perfect, and ensure that the enamel is evenly spread on the entire surface, improving the smoothness of the equipment.
2. Wood inlay technology
The wood inlay process requires careful cutting of objects according to specific patterns, and then assembling these objects one by one in the required space to form a vivid pattern, and finally complete the work. The smaller the object, the more complicated the mosaic process. The key to this type of marquetry process is to cut out some wood on a vertical plane for the assembly and inlay of the chronograph dial, thus creating an exquisite decorative effect. Mosaic craftsmen are precise in their skills, from drawing the first sketch on paper to the final patchwork pattern, creating an unforgettable moment that can subvert the original design - a series of highly professional processes in mosaic art. Know everything.
3. Gold and silver filigree craftsmanship
Filigree craftsmanship with a long history began in Egypt in ancient times and was created by the Sumerians in 3000 BC. It was later developed in Indonesia, Xinjiang, Egypt, and Iran, and finally reached its peak in Portugal. Filigree workmanship is a kind of goldsmith's craft, that is, to determine gold or silver threads through combination, and create decorative patterns that show the effect of wisps, which are as translucent as lace.
A watch using filigree craftsmanship, this ingenious masterpiece of art history combines a variety of high-end watch customization crafts, from gem inlays to filigree, from gem jewelry to watchmaking, from engraving to lacquer painting, and then Coupled with the use of precious gemstones jewelry materials such as gold, platinum and lose diamonds, it has been upgraded to a higher artistic level. In the production process, unique props made by professionals must be selected. The filaments are twisted, cold-rolled, coiled, and cut into small rings, and then filigree is used to form patterns. All elements are determined by the side and not the bottom, which is evident in the craftsmanship.
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