Floral compositions on the Reverso One, notable because each piece combines three separate Métiers Rares disciplines simultaneously — enamelling, hand engraving and gem-setting — rather than showcasing one. The series was extended with further hibiscus designs after the original quartet.
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“A symbol of admiration and appreciation.” The blooms are enamelled in graduated shades of blue against a light blue lacquered background, while the foliage is fully diamond-set. The winding crown carries a reverse-set diamond, and grain-set diamonds wrap the case from front to back.
“A symbol of charm and passion.” A fully diamond-set model in sea green — flowers and leaves are enamelled, and the entire background is snow-set, a technique that takes roughly an hour to set just five or six stones. In total the gem-setting on this piece runs to 95 hours, wrapping seamlessly from the case-sides to the bezel.
Pink gold with a mother-of-pearl dial and a black lacquered case-back for contrast, the blooms enamelled in graduated pink over foliage fully set with 409 diamonds (2.59 ct). Reverse-set diamond on the crown; shiny pink alligator strap. Manual-wound calibre 846, 38-hour power reserve, limited to 10 pieces.
Purple arums on pink gold, symbolising charm and passion. Flowers and leaves are fully enamelled and the background snow-set with 626 diamonds (1.98 ct) — about 95 hours of gem-setting, wrapping from the case-back around to the bezel. Shiny green alligator strap; manual-wound calibre 846, 38-hour power reserve; 10 pieces.
White lilies — purity, devotion, honour — on a white gold case whose back is relief-engraved: the background metal sculpted away so only the raised floral outline remains, each bloom hand-engraved to replicate petal texture. Leaves are enamelled in a rich blue, stamens in light blue, and the sky-blue background is laid with tissue-fine wafers of mother-of-pearl. 335 grain-set diamonds (2.44 ct) wrap front to back; reverse-set diamond crown. Shiny blue alligator strap; manual-wound calibre 846; 10 pieces.
Blue hibiscus flowers in Grand Feu champlevé enamel — 12 colour trials to get the shade transitions right, roughly 30 hours of enamelling — with stamens accented in 24-carat gold leaf beneath the enamel. Set against snow-set diamonds like the Birds of Paradise piece; the gadroons and lugs carry a further ~523 diamonds (2.02 ct), 20 hours of setting. 150 hours of Métiers Rares craftsmanship in total.
The tropical hibiscus in tones evoking a sun-drenched lagoon — the first Métiers Rares Reverso One to run Grand Feu enamel across the full background, over the convex case-sides and onto the dial. Flowers and leaves use 12 enamel colours across nine layers; paillonnage accents the golden stamens with 24-carat gold leaf beneath the enamel. Gadroons and lugs carry ~157 diamonds (1.25 ct). 50 hours of enamelling plus 22 of gem-setting — 72 hours of Métiers d’Art work. Bespoke shiny blue alligator strap, tinted to match.
Freedom and joy, rendered as a bird-of-paradise flower carved from the flat gold case-back before enamelling. Shaped 24-carat gold leaf pieces sit beneath the orange and gold tones; the enameller layers 19 pigments across up to nine layers, roughly 60 hours of work. Snow-set diamonds — nine hand-set sizes, 331 stones (1.64 ct), 65 hours — surround the flower for continuous sparkle. Custom-dyed shiny green alligator strap. 125 hours of Métiers Rares craftsmanship in total.