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DeLaneau's one-of-a-kind Dôme Frog watch.
Colourful fields of tulips provided further inspiration.
Sketchbooks are filled with preliminary watercolour studies.
The artwork for the dial is finished and signed off by the artisan.
The exact enamel tints and shades are finalised before the enamelist begins painting the dial.
The Impressionist art movement provided the initial spark of an idea for DeLaneau's 'Flower Fields' ...
One watch dial alone can have as many as 20 firings to melt the enamel ...
The base plate of the Dôme Frog watch is Grand Feu enamelled by hand.
The bejewelled frog is mounted onto the enamel dial.
The ground powders are stored in air-tight containers, ready to be combined to exact colours ...
DeLaneau's Atame Tulip Field watch from the new 'Flower Fields' collection has a colourful Grand ...
What sets DeLaneau apart is that the company is almost entirely made up of women, ...
Each enameller mixes their own enamel paint, either from a ready-ground powder or by creating ...
A loupe is used throughout the enamelling process to examine the minute details.
The ladies who create the enamel dials at DeLaneau spend their days peering through microscopes ...
The precise colours for each dial are blended and clearly marked before being mixed with ...
Communications firm Edelman released its annual Trust Barometer[1] report last week to coincide with the gathering of world leaders at Davos. As the most influential, powerful and wealthy were gearing up for a week of talks focused on the future of capitalism and meeting the global goals, the Barometer provided stark insight into the challenges we face. Fifty-six percent of people believe capitalism does more harm than good.
