Üretim aşamalarından görüntüler ve İngilizce olarak 3 modelin detaylı açıklaması;
Métiers d’Art Florilège – Queen watch
The strelitzia plant from South Africa reached the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in 1773. The
director of these famous English gardens, Sir Joseph Banks – to whom Francis Masson, having
sailed with James Cook, brought back the flower – named it thus in tribute to the queen of
England who came from the Mecklemburg-Strelitz ducal family. A symbol of loyalty and good
luck, the strelizia gracefully alights on the dial of the Métiers d’Art Florilège watch. The different
guilloché patterns attest to the artistic sensibilities of the artisan. The brilliant enamel colours add
depth to the dial to achieve an uncanny realism.
Métiers d’Art Florilège – White Lily watch
The Virgin’s lily, to which Thornton devotes the 20th plate of his work, is one of those flowers
that people have always appreciated. Symbols of purity and virtue, these radiantly white large
trumpet-shaped blooms have accompanied the most wonderful stories, from the Byzantine
empire to French royalty. To accentuate the splendour of the flower, the artist who worked on
Thornton’s plate chose a dark background, a feature reproduced on the dial of the watch. The
pistils, depicted in the minutest detail, seem to be about to move, while the soft lustre of the
petals, highlighted by the finely guilloché pattern, draws light into the enamel.
Métiers d’Art Florilège – China Limodoron watch
In China, it symbolises wealth and refinement. As soon as it arrived in England in 1778, its
extravagant nature, its originality and its exotic origins immediately aroused exceptional interest
among botanical enthusiasts who jostled to be among the first to own such a gem. People have
always been fascinated by the distinctive shape and the intense colour of this orchid with its
evergreen leaves. A soft tranquillity emanates from this dial, stemming from the exquisite
delicacy of the fiery red flowers that create a striking contrast with the creamy tints and make a
strong match for the bright green hue of the stalk.
Photos Courtesy of Vacheron Constantin Press Lounge for TSF
