Ématelier are one the few companies specialising in traditionally hand crafted Grand Feu monochrome and artistic dials.
Each Ématelier dial is handmade and requires multiple production steps, many firings and vigorous inspections. With each step, only the finest examples proceed and all others are rejected. Only the most skilled enamelers are able to achieve this technical feat. If they do, they are rewarded with a true masterpiece.
The making of Grand Feu enamel dials is an art in and of itself, and is considered to be the most rare and desired form of enamel craftsmanship in watchmaking. Throughout the years, Ématelier has made substantial investments in proprietary equipment, base metal alloys, and has developed its own enamel formulas. These investments has positioned them to create dials of unparalleled quality.
A significant milestone in their journey has been the assembly of a team of extraordinary individuals with extensive enamel experience from various corners of the world, collectively boasting over a century of combined experience. Ématelier’s primary focus has revolved around the development of Grand Feu enamel dials of the utmost quality encompassing both simple and sunk designs, whilst offering an array of colour options for both the dials themselves and their meticulously fired markings.
The ultimate aim of this undertaking is to establish an efficient, scalable, and streamlined process that enables them to cater for watch manufacturers, collectors and enthusiasts alike.
A particularly distinctive facet of their expertise is the creation of custom artistic dials, meticulously crafted for customers’ specific watches. Within their bespoke collection, there are exemplars of custom dials created for watches of renowned brands, showcasing Miniature Enamel and Lacquer painting, Cloisonné, Champleve, and other rare enamelling techniques.
Upon the completion of the painting stage, each dial is meticulously protected by multiple layers of transparent enamel — a technique known as the Geneva technique. While the process is unpredictable, the end result — once perfection is achieved — is predictably breathtaking.
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