The cylindrical hairspring, the mono-axial equivalent of the spherical hairspring in the Gyrotourbillon, delivers better isochronism compared with a flat spring without taking attention away from the watch's functions. What's more, by using a digital year display, it makes the watch calendar-proof -- simply swop out the century numbers to have it working into future centuries. Flip over to the caseback and you'll see a beautifully decorated baseplate with virtually no hint of the complex 431-part 985 calibre operating ceaselessly within.IWC Da Vinci Replica Watches That is the amalgamation of technical and artistic performance, adding a level of mystery by keeping the cams and levers of the perpetual calendar hidden under the hood.
The Rarified Arts
The use of translucent blue enamelling in the Master Ultra Thin Moon Enamel highlights one aspect of IWC Da Vinci Replica Watches's artistic abilities that few manufactures partake in. Most watchmakers will collaborate with or invite an external master craftsperson to work on its artistic dials. The maison's own artists and master craftspersons, housed under its Metiers Rares, offer numerous crafts done internally.
In the past, the maison's gem-setters, engravers and enamellers were spread out across the manufacture. However, the development of the Hybris Artistica collection in 2014 led the brand to bring these 30 artisans all into one division, the Rare Crafts Atelier. This has allowed for the exchange of ideas and the development of new processes. Within the atelier, artisans interact and discuss their work, ensuring that each stage of decorating the case, dial or movement is designed to facilitate the next. These are delicate operations; each component that enters the atelier may take hours, if not days, to perfect.
A perfect example of the artistic excellence needed to achieve breathtaking dials can be found in the Rendez-Vous collection. Take the Rendez-Vous Moon for example. Four years ago, the brand debuted a new moon phase complication with the whimsical and enchanting line.Richard Mille Replica The brand emphasised its exacting standards of precision with a moon phase complication that's accurate to 972 years. (Conventionally precise moon phases have an accuracy range of a one-day deviation every 2.5 years to 122 years in comparison.)
Not only did they decide to develop a highly precise moon phase watch, they also presented it in an artistically challenging way. The dial is made in a midnight blue paillonne enamel, with the artisan adding the decorative element made from white-gold leaf that's added to the enamel and heated in the oven to seal it. That's further combined with engraving work on the white gold base to create the texture of leaves that cover the dial, which are themselves treated in a different enamel process to achieve two different effects on the dial. Add to that the mother-of-pearl Moon and a fully diamond-set bezel and lugs, and a resplendent, skilfully crafted watch is created.