● Geneva Watch Show watchmen know, but the Homo Faber exhibition should be little known.
4.10~5.1, the Homo Faber exhibition held at the Georges Sini Foundation on the island of Saint-Georges Maggiore in Nice, with the theme of "Traditional Crafts of Europe and Japan", is a visual feast that art and literati are definitely not proud to miss.
Unlike the watch exhibition, the works displayed in this exhibition are not only clocks and watches, covering everything from sculpture to origami, as long as the works related to "handicraft" can provide you with a stage.
Sounds like a mixed bag? No, no, no
● All products that involve manual work have a characteristic - "expensive". It can also be regarded as an exhibition where global luxury goods and works of art meet together, and the products shown are either rich or expensive, and it can be said that they are priceless and marketless.
To sum it up simply, this is what luxury moguls and artists have to take a moment to get together and put on an X. However, this year's Homo Faber exhibition is hosted by Japan, so this is a bit of a sight to behold.
● The watch brands exhibited include lange, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin and other top watchmaking brands, and they do bring housekeeping skills and exclusive watchmaking techniques, such as Lange's proud "owl".
Panerai and Cartier are also involved, but they are not showing watches, so I will not introduce them here.
Since the island country is the organizer and the theme has traditional Japanese crafts, in order to cater to this feature, the brand still has to give some face and do some island culture output in the craft.
●For example, the Atmos Régulateur "Cherry Blossom" cherry blossom standard hand air clock exhibited by Jaeger-LeCoultre is said to be jaeger's largest enamel work to date, and it took more than 200 hours to work on the enamel process alone.
The hand-painted cherry blossoms of enamel rise with the wind from left to right, and the scattered pieces of cherry blossoms are also reminiscent of the famous cherry blossom trees under Mount Fuji, a famous landscape in Japan.
Just such a simple and capable embellishment can make a work "live", which shows that Jaeger-LeCoultre's watchmaking experience is indeed sophisticated enough, never playing virtual, and the tough inner strength is beyond doubt.
However, there are always individual exceptions to "whole life", such as our millennium old Erjiang Stanton.
●In order to cater to the theme of traditional Japanese culture, Vacheron Constantin has launched two attic craftsman series ultra-thin three-question chime watches, created against the background of the Japanese mythological "Wind God" and "Thor".
Vacheron Constantin's attic craftsmen, whether it is enamel or carving craftsmanship, belong to the exquisite existence, exquisite carving skills with gold leaf inlay, wonderful masterpieces.
The images of the "Wind God" and "Thor" on the dial follow the background of Japanese myths and legends, and are displayed in the image of fierce monsters, and the Japanese wind is pinched.
But has Vacheron Constantin forgotten that the watch is not worn on the hand?
● Imagine raising your wrist and seeing a vicious-looking "Thor" staring at you, especially at night, if you add a little luminous function, the drum hammer in your hand seems to be going to kill you in the next second.
The "wind god" holding the wind bag in his hand is another bit funny, and the visual sense of a child going to the river after school is really not reminiscent of the solemn and solemn majesty of the gods.
● Of course, this unique work should belong to the collection rather than the daily wear of watches, and Vacheron Constantin and Japan have always been friendly relations.
It is said that Vacheron Constantin has also deeply investigated the preferences of Japanese watch lovers, and perhaps these two watches are a work of great significance in the eyes of the Japanese people.
● After all, in the mythological character design, in addition to the Chinese background of human creation, even the immortals and relatives are also the most beautiful and handsome of each other;
In the mythological cultures of the rest of the country, the more powerful the decent image, the more vicious it is, such as the angels of the Western world.
Outsiders may not understand Japanese culture, but we should respect it, and existence is reasonable. Is it that Vacheron Constantin can give the gods a sheep placenta? Don't patronize the top technology, this pleat is about to overflow the dial, it is really ugly!
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It is really not possible to learn the RM 47 tourbillon "Samurai Spirit" of Chad mill next door, although THE RM is not exhibited, but does not this also have a strong japanese traditional culture ~ ~ ~