Lady Arpels Pont des Amoureux was introduced in 2010 with two retrograde displays. The lovers would meet at 11:59 every day twice for a minute. The original movement, a Jaeger LeCoultre caliber 846 with a module by Jean-Marc Wiederrecht from Agenhor, was manually wound. The watch is now combined with a series of Extraordinary Dials. A complete collection shows the couples in different variations, including daytime, nighttime,Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Replica
and seasons. Extraordinary Dials tell the stories of other famous couples from Tristan and Isolde, to Ulysses & Penelope.
The dial of one of the pieces from the Extraordinary Dials Collection features the union of lovers using a variety of artistic techniques.
The Pont de Amoureux Retrograde pieces are available in both daytime and evening depictions. They come in 38mm white-gold cases with diamond bezels and crowns. The nighttime dial uses classic grisaille enamel. This is done using white "blanc de Limoges", enamel powder, on a dark dial. The dial is adorned with white gold bridges and lovers. However, it is the daytime dial that has been modernized and revived the classic grisaille style.
The dial is decorated with colored enamels in pinks and blues against a white backdrop to create the illusion of a false sunrise. This gives the same contrasts that grisaille brings, but in softer colors. The traditionalists may be offended and claim that it is no longer grisaille, which means grayness in French. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Replica, however,Patek Philippe Aquanaut Replica Watches
reminds us of Lila Munoz’s painting Red Flower. It did indeed feature colored grisaille.
In fact, the style refers to any technique of painting where transparent colors are painted over a monotone background. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Replica doesn't break the rules here, but just bends them slightly. It's important to note that Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Replica is among the first brands in recent years to use colored enamel.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Replica developed the technique of colored enamel grisaille.
