This watch has an engraving characterised by a roundness and elegant lines. It shows a chimera – a mythical creature with parts from various animals – surrounded by acanthus leaves. It was developed with the chiselling technique and with gold inlays for the eye and tail. The watch hands are in rose gold.
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Roland Baptiste
- Engraver
- Verviers, Belgium
- Master Artisan
Contact
French, English
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+32 476845560
+32 476845560
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Engraving with clockwork precision
- • Roland’s father was a master engraver too
- • He moved from a focus on arms to watches
- • He fears his craft is increasingly at risk
Roland Baptiste followed in the footsteps of his father, who was a master engraver before him. At 17, he enrolled in the engraving curriculum of the well-known arms manufacturing school Léon Mignon in Liège, a city with a rich past in arms production. “I came to studies later than usual, so I had to double down to catch up. But I felt that I was able to develop my creativity and this gave me wings.” Once a master artisan, Roland worked for arms producers from different parts of the world. Since he was a boy, Roland had been passionate about mechanical watches and he successfully shifted his craftsmanship towards these. “There is a parallel between watchmaking and engraving: both are about working in an extremely detailed way to achieve the best results.”
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Voltaire
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Voltaire
This watch has an engraving characterised by a roundness and elegant lines. It is engraved on a hollow bottom and with inlays of 24 carat gold (the yellow parts). The watch hands are rose gold and the straps are made of brown toad skin.
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Marquis
This is a watch with an engraving characterised by lines in an assertive style and with an image of a head emerging from ornamentation consisting of acanthus leaves. Engraved in hollow bottom and with gold inlays, the watch hands are rose gold and the straps are made of calfskin.
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Marquis
This is a watch with an engraving characterised by lines in an assertive style. Engraved in hollow bottom and with gold inlays, 12 brown cognac diamonds indicate the hours and the watch hands are in rose gold.
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Vicomte
This watch has an engraving, with ornamentation inspired by Art Nouveau architecture and an image of two European stag beetles (Lucanus cervus) as symbols of strength. Made with the intaglio technique on a dial with a gold patina, the watch hands are rose gold and the straps are made of black alligator leather.
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