DIAL IT UP
For supreme artisanal sophistication, look no further than the new creations from Graff
A SERIES OF dazzling dials, created using a range of intricate artistic techniques, defines the new timepieces from famed diamond watch and jewellery house Graff at Baselworld this year.
The new series of MasterGraff Ultra Flat Tourbillon timepieces takes its inspiration from the visual culture of Japan, with vibrant enamel dials created using artisanal techniques; each comes with a flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock.
The Graffiti model is an homage to the work of Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami, lending a modern aesthetic to the most traditional of motifs, the lotus flower. It owes its spellbinding iridescent finish to the emaille à froid technique developed at
Graff, in which the enamel is heated to lower temperatures than usual.
Flowers again adorn the dial of the Graff Floral timepiece, but in this case three of them, at 8 o’clock, 10 o’clock and 1 o’clock, also rotate constantly, providing a mesmeric spectacle. Inspired by the gardens at the Delaire Graff Estate in South Africa, each of the flowers is individually hand-cut from white gold before being enamelled. Available in pink, blue, purple and white, the piece comes in a white-gold case, while the bezel and bridges are paved with 4.49 carats of diamonds.
The thrill of the road is brought to startling kinetic life on the dials of the new GyroGraff Drive timepieces. Providing a driver’s-eye view, they include a model in rose gold depicting an aventurine sky, with the tourbillon appearing between the hands on the wheel. The dashboard was created using the decal or transfer printing technique, in which every layer of ink is physically transferred from an engraved plate to the dial using a silicone pad.