RULE THE ROOST

Determined to make 2017 your year? Charlene Co gathers some stunning Year of the Rooster-themed timepieces to help you get into the right state of mind

The boisterous, quick-witted rooster gives watchmakers a lot to work with. Using a range of techniques, from enamelling and lacquer to miniature carving, master craftsmen have produced some spectacular timepieces that are fitting tributes to 2017’s feathered friend. Breguet honours this member of the Chinese zodiac with the Reine de Naples 8958, a one-off with a rooster cameo as its dial. In this delicate piece, Breguet’s craftsman, using a steel stylus, has carved a rooster on a shell. For its tribute, Chopard has used a traditional Japanese lacquer technique called urushi to create a colourful rooster on the dial of an LUC XP ultra-thin model. Jaquet Droz goes the extra mile to create two versions of the Petite Heure Minute Rooster. One uses grand feu enamelling to paint a dial housed in…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2017

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