Art on the wrist

The mystery of life exists in art. The birth of art stems from human beings' thinking about life and themselves, paranoia about "beauty", reflection on "sadness", and discussion on "birth" and "death", including more The reverie of infinite time and space.

Time and art are always inseparable. Through the tempering of time, art has a vitality that spans thousands of years, and has been condensed into an eternal shining treasure in the long river of human history. Art also gives time the meaning of humanity and life, so that the most ruthless scale in the universe also presents thousands of interpretations due to the evolution of human civilization.

At the beginning of its birth, a clock was only a tool to measure time, but with the progress of civilization, it has gradually become a carrier of art, and the exquisite craftsmanship used in the production of clocks has also become a bridge between science and art. From the original engraving, inlay, to enamel painting, to today's various forms of presentation, the artistic face displayed on the small watch.

Jaquet Droz - Ballet Collaboration Watch

Compared with the art works that are kept on the shelf in the museum, the masterpieces of art contained in a square inch of space also contain the owner's unique preference and opinions on art in the careless gestures. Perhaps compared to the cost of food and clothing, this small dial can express the mind more directly. Art collection seems to be a distant concept, and an exquisite watch may just be the first art collection in your life. Your artistic path may start "at hand".

Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Enamel Hidden Treasures

The Reverso series has been popular around the world for more than 90 years with its reversible case design. Originally designed to protect the dial of polo sports, the flip case has gradually become an artistic element in the eyes of watch fans over time - one side is time that advances forever, and the other side is timeless in time. A masterpiece of art, such a combination of "permanent motion" and "stillness" is amazing.

In 2021, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso series celebrates its 90th anniversary. The brand specially launched three unique art watches to pay tribute to the three masters of painting in the budding period of modern art - Gustave Courbe, Vincent Van Gogh and Gustav Klimt. The Reverso Tribute collection is the closest in stylistic detail to the prototypes of the 1930s. In the three new works, the unique and simple dial design sets off a subtle and beautiful guilloché background, and the dial of each timepiece presents a distinct fog blue or green, which contrasts with the enamel paintings hidden on the back of the case. The tones echo each other, and the minimalist design contrasts with the detailed micro-paintings.

The three Reverso Tribute Enamel Hidden Treasures enamel watches faithfully reproduce three paintings that represent important watersheds in the Western artistic tradition: from the realism school led by Courbet in the 19th century, to the post-impression paintings represented by Van Gogh pie, and the expressive and experimental spirit of Klimt and the Vienna Secession he founded. All three pieces were hidden from the world for decades and were once thought to be untraceable until they were rediscovered and certified as genuine in recent years.

The Courbet watch selected the main part of the work "View of Lake Léman" by the French 19th-century painter Gustave Courbet. The case is made of white gold. The dial features a grey-blue herringbone guilloché pattern. The enameller faithfully reproduces the poetic and feminine changes of light and shadow in the painting.

For the Van Gogh model, he chose the work "Sunset at Montmajour", which he painted in the south of France in 1888 and tried a new visual expression style. The vibrant green of the plants unique to Provence blends with the golden light of the sunset, and Jaeger-LeCoultre also specially chose the green enamel dial with sunburst pattern to form a perfect echo.

The painting of the third watch, created by Gustav Klimt a year before his death, is even more legendary. It is concealed under the paint of another of the artist's paintings and is the only one of the artist's A known double portrait. Jaeger-LeCoultre masters of enamel craftsmanship reproduce the elegant posture and fashionable clothing of the protagonist of the painting with exquisite details, while the green background creates the same profound visual effect as the original. The delicate guilloché green dial is covered with a layer of Grand Feu enamel, reminiscent of the shimmering backdrop of the original.

HUBLOT classic fusion series Takashi Murakami watch

"Hublot loves Art", Hublot's admiration and pursuit of art never stop at words. Since its birth, the Classic Fusion series watches have carried countless world-renowned contemporary art masters, and have become the benchmark for cross-border cooperation with artists in Hublot itself and even the entire watch industry. Leave the artist's name on the milestone of time. In 2021, Hublot will join hands with the well-known Japanese artist Takashi Murakami to create a new masterpiece for the first time, with the theme of Takashi Murakami's iconic artistic totem "Sunflower", injecting new vitality into the timepiece.

Inspired by Takashi Murakami’s iconic sunflower motif, this innovative timepiece is embellished with sunflower motifs on the interior and surface. As a joint masterpiece of Hublot and Takashi Murakami, this watch is not just borrowed from his classic "sunflower" elements, but also makes a huge breakthrough in its functional attributes. The petals of the sunflower can Smart rotation. This is all thanks to the ball bearing system independently developed by Hublot engineers, which is commendable.

The color scheme of the watch chooses Hublot's iconic "all black" style. The petals of the sunflower (embedded with 456 diamonds) and the stamen (embedded with 107 diamonds) are set with black diamonds. Of course, also because of the complex craftsmanship and Precious material, this watch is limited to 200 pieces worldwide.

ZENITH DEFY 21 Felipe Pantone Limited Edition

Beating rainbow colors, bold and aggressive dial design and ubiquitous street elements, if we don’t see the Logo on the mirror, it is difficult for us to compare such a watch with pop culture elements with the traditional and steady real. Zenith is linked, this time with Felipe Pantone, let us see Zenith's unique insights in art.

It is quite interesting that the collaboration with the outstanding contemporary artist Felipe Pantone first started with the decoration of the Zenith Manufacture. Give the main building wall of the watchmaking factory to the contemporary artist to freely display his artistic talents and creativity, and let Pantone collide with his unique colors to add a splash of color to this century-old legendary watchmaking center.

The DEFY 21 Felipe Pantone Limited Edition transforms the El Primero 21 chronograph movement, accurate to 1/100th of a second, into the best canvas for Felipe Pantone to express his "Visible Spectrum Concept". He skillfully combined the frequency of visible light and its refracted color with the highest vibration frequency of a mass-produced chronograph, showing the thrilling movement of the movement at 36,000 vibrations per second with a psychedelic and charming spectrum of colors.

Marcel Proust, author of "Reminiscence of the Time Is Like Water," once said, "Great works of art are not as disappointing as life, they are not always like life at the beginning with all the best Everything was given to us.” In the face of a ticking watch, the first thing we think of is the never-ending passage of time, and it is inevitable that there will be sentimental expressions. And the combination with the artwork, in the sadness of "the deceased is like a man, reluctant to give up day and night", also adds to people's expectations for a better and future. Maybe this is the charm of art watches. Looking at the past, it is born to beauty.