The need to reinvent watchmaking for the digital age has brought esoteric arts like miniature painting and micro-mosaic work back from the brink of extinction, placing them on equal footing with mechanical innovations.
There is a growing convergence between jewelry and watchmaking, a phenomenon that is elevating the previously unsung work of the stone-setter to new heights.
Luxury brands, their marketers and designers know that it is first and foremost the dial that draws the buyer in. And the hour markers are the key style component.
With pieces ranging from elegant free-form tables to simple, Alpine-inspired stools and benches, the French designer made rustic oak, fir, and pine look chic--even voluptuous