by Roberta Naas | Feb 19, 2015 | Watches & News, Watches News, Women's Watches Styles
Today, we celebrate the Chinese New Year. So does Ulysse Nardin — by honoring the Goat in this stunning portrayal for the wrist. Created in champlevé’ enamel, the Clssico Goat timepiece features a family of three goats, black and white in color, against a blue-sky. The dial is created by...
by Roberta Naas | Feb 16, 2015 | Watches News
This week – on Thursday — the Chinese New Year begins. This year the 8th animal in the Chinese Zodiac — the goat — is celebrated. To mark that, Chopard unveils the L.U.C XP Urushi Year of the Goat watch. Urushi is an ancestral Japanese decorative art wherein the “paint”...
by Roberta Naas | Jan 28, 2015 | Watches & News, Watches News, Women's Watches Styles
Here at SIHH in Geneva, we are seeing a great selection of new watches for women — some serious, some simple, some over the top. Van Cleef & Arpels — a jewelry brand that offers superb timepieces — we are seeing the release of several works of art. The Lady Arpels Jour Nuit...
by Roberta Naas | Jan 26, 2015 | Watches & News, Watches News, Women's Watches Styles
Vacheron Constantin continues to demonstrate its mastery of the arts and at this year’s SIHH the brand unveiled incredible painted enamel, cloisonné and gemstone set dials. Among those that stand out is the set that celebrates the Chinese Year of the Goat. Two Legend of the Chinese Zodiac...
by Roberta Naas | Dec 19, 2014 | Watches & News, Watches News, Women's Watches Styles
Today’s master artisans in watchmaking utilize many typs of techniques to create stunning enamel worked dials. Masterpieces in miniature – that’s the best way to describe the stunning, artful beauty of a hand-painted watch dial. Imagine recreating the depth and allure of a full-scale painting on a...