Two quick snips of the scissors into a piece of leather? Far from it!
The process is far more complex and involves up to 100 different operations.
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Mar
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Mar
Category | construction
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Mar
This functional and aesthetic model, also known as a flange, is so slender and fragile that it might have discouraged our gemsetter. He nonetheless brilliantly rose the challenge. The gemset zone is barely one millimetre thick!
This is how the bridges and inner bezel look once they are fitted together. All that remains are the finishing and colouring processes.
28
Feb
This operation is classic, but the material used for the bezel requires all the skill of a good gemsetter. It is made of titanium, which is thus harder and less malleable than gold.
27
Feb
The gemsetter has now done his work. His skill and his know-how have gracefully adorned this part. The next steps will be finishing the coloring.
