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Métiers d'art: when craft speaks with emotion

Enamel, marquetry, feathers, lacquer, automata. Métiers d'art watches are more admired than coveted, perhaps because the houses praise the craft and forget the art. What these dials actually show.

6 October 2026 · 9 min read

Échappement — Watchmaking decoded, beyond the press release.

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