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Old 06-27-2014, 07:24 AM
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Default A little bit of watch engraving!

Hi folks,

I admit, I occassionally lack the discipline to not show engraved watches before they are reassembled. Whilst that statement still holds true, I now have some photos of the completed work, so thought I'd share.

Firstly, an Audemars Piguet. Lovely canvas to work on!





A Patek Philippe



Cartier Santos. I've shown this one previously, but now it's assembled.





Again, another I've showed before, although it's now had a special black coating applied. The blacking looks a lot better in real life.

















Thanks for looking,

Jo

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Old 06-27-2014, 03:25 PM
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Default Re: A little bit of watch engraving!

some nice lookin designs there.
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Hi,
Very nice work Joanne,my compliments.
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Old 07-01-2014, 05:24 AM
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Thank you guys!

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Old 07-01-2014, 10:37 AM
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Amazing detail, pictures just don't do these watches justice.
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Great designs on the backs..... nice watches, Beautiful work!
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Great designs, they look so Rich!
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Thank you for the compliments
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Oh wow! Gorgeous work.
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I must say I truly enjoy your work. The design and your work give the watches a very Regal appeal. Do get to create the design concept or must you use a pre-determined "house design" on these types of commissions?

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I love well engraved watched in fact the engraved Margrette watches are what inspired me to learn int he first place.http://www.magrette.com/photographs-moko.php#

I want to ask, do you professional engravers carry liability insurance? The idea of engraving, or rather stuffing up a $20,000 watch makes me sick. Is it pure confidence based on years of experience, or some other element that gives one the courage to tackle such a risky job. A bit like engraving a priceless firearm I guess.

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Do you get to create the design concept or must you use a pre-determined "house design" on these types of commissions?
Guys, apologies for my late reply. I wasn't notified that there were new posts on this thread.

Donny, I work-up the designs for each watch myself. Occassionally the client will want specific things added, or they'll just give me a very rough idea of what they'd like. This can be tricky sometimes, as they often don't appreciate what can and can't be fitted onto such a small canvas.

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The engraved Margrette watches are what inspired me to learn in the first place. I want to ask, do you professional engravers carry liability insurance?
Tony, indeed, Andrew does some absolutely outstanding work on the Magrette watches, and I love his style.

Regarding insurance, if you're going to be working on private commissions, then liability insurance would be a sensible idea!

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