BCHH
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One step nearer to completion...
Sep 12, 2014,16:22 PM
Another two weeks!
Now to decide.. blue or brown alligator strap?
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A bespoke watch with an embroidered silk dial
By: BCHH : September 6th, 2014-16:29
Hi friends! So some time ago I commissioned a group of embroidery artists to create a silk dial of Suzhou embroidery (suxiu) out of my own personal design for installation into a piece unique watch. The design was to be painstakingly hand-stitched in silk...
Thanks guys!
By: BCHH : September 12th, 2014-16:21
Thanks 21EP, Amanico and GLau! I decided to go with dial number 3, agreeing that the eyes of the swallows look brighter and sharper in that dial. The brighter looks of Dial 1 is due to the photography; it looks similar to the other two. Haha, I do prefer ...
Brown strap for me.
By: lhk1 : September 13th, 2014-07:22
All 3 are awesome. Simply beautiful. But I will choose no.1 piece due to its more lively and brighter colour. Are both side of the dials identical? This is the speciality of suxiu. Regards Ling
Thanks Ling
By: BCHH : September 19th, 2014-15:21
I think no 1 looks livelier because of the photography. In person I think they're the same, and I chose no 3. Nope, only the dial side is embroidered. It wouldn't make much sense to embroider the underneath, especially when it has to be mated to the sterl...
Hi BCHIH, in terms of the strap, IMO...
By: GLau : September 13th, 2014-07:27
the blue strap matches the white case and blue hands very well, while the brown strap complements the colors in the embroidery dial better. I would suggest to use the blue strap as version one of this watch, and use brown strap (with another piece of embr...
Great idea GLau! Good thing these watches are affordable enough!
By: BCHH : September 19th, 2014-15:25
I agree totally with you. I think that's a great idea to use both dials in different metals. Thankfully these watches are affordable enough (I paid around 5k each)! By the way, I saw an enamel dragon dial just like the one in your Nardin being done. It lo...
Thanks GLau, but
By: BCHH : September 22nd, 2014-15:45
I'm not sure I'm that enamoured with the dial to have all three in three different watches! ;) After all I'm going to get 3 more enamel watches - cloisonné, micro carving, and micro painting (what the Swiss call the Geneva technique). Along with this Suzh...
The finished masterpiece!
By: BCHH : October 25th, 2014-13:58
So after several months from conception of my bespoke design, to the completion of the intricately hand-stitched embroidered dial, my Suzhou embroidery watch is finally finished! Enjoy the scans and let me know what you think of the watch! ...