With Masterpiece London around the corner, The Jewellery Editor has already picked out some of the watch and jewellery highlights to look out for at this annual luxury art, antiques and design fair. And today we are launching a competition, in conjunction with luxury Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre, that will give two lucky readers the opportunity to visit Masterpiece on the day of their choice and enjoy an exclusive Enamelling Masterclass with one of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s master enamellers.
During the one-hour-long Masterclass, the winners will meet a Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Enameller, who will guide them through the intricate enamelling process. And it doesn’t stop there as they will also be invited to try their hand at enamelling a watch themselves.
There is much to delight watch lovers at this year’s Masterpiece. Jaeger-LeCoultre is making its first appearance at the event and, to mark the occasion, it will be showing its Hybris Artistica collection of 12 unique timepieces for the very first time. From Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Duomètre à Grande Sonnerie, the most complicated watch in the world, to the Hybris Artistica Collection Reverso Cordonnet Neva ladies’ watch, which is swathed in diamonds, the collection is an unprecedented display of mechanical prowess and artistic craftsmanship.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Enamelling Masterclasses, which last one hour, will be held at 11am each day from Wednesday 26 June to Wednesday 2 July 2014. To be in with a chance of winning, email [email protected] with the reference “TheJewelleryEditor”, stating your preferred day. The prize includes complimentary entrance to Masterpiece London and a one-hour Enamelling Masterclass on the day of your choice.
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The prize includes entrance to Masterpiece London 2014 and an Enamelling Masterclass led by a Jaeger-LeCoultre master enameller.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Artistica Collection Duomètre à Grande Sonnerie watch – the most complicated watch in the world – has been revisited for Hybris Artistica with a rock crystal dial to allow voyeurs an exclusive view of its movement.
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Masterpiece London is a luxury art, antiques and design fair that includes a wide range of jewellery and watches from leading brands.
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Masterpiece London showcases the best in art, antiques and design, including watches and jewellery, both contemporary and vintage, all of which is available to buy.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Hybris Artistica Collection Grande Reverso Tourbillon Squelette watch. The pivoting part of the case is now sealed with two sapphire crystals, revealing the intricate openworked movement.
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The impressive carving on Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Hybris Artistica Collection Master Gyrotourbillon 1 watch simulates a stained-glass window and provides a peephole lattice over the extraordinary grand complication movement.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Artistica Collection Rendez-Vous Tourbillon haute-joaillerie watch has been wrapped in a coat of baguette and brilliant diamonds using the Rock-Setting technique, which hides the underlying metal supports.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Artistica Collection Reverso Cordonnet Neva ladies’ watch is a brilliant interpretation of a 1930s Reverso model, snow-set with diamonds of varying diameters.
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The blue paillonné enamel on the Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Artistica Collection Duomètre Sphérotourbillon pocket watch is achieved by grating tiny chips – paillons – from a block of silver on to the enamel before firing.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Artistica Collection Atmos clock is presented in an Art Nouveau case ornamented with enamel and wood marquetry.
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By combining guilloché and translucent enamel to create textures and depth on the Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Artistica Collection Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Céleste watch, time literally floats in a beautiful blue firmament.
