JEAN DUNAND, THE ULTRA-LUXURY HOUSE OF SWISS WATCHMAKING FOUNDED SIX YEARS AGO BY CHRISTOPHE CLARET AND THEIRRY OULEVAY, HAS RECENTLY INTRODUCED A CHARMING AND UNIQUE INTERPRETATION OF THEIR GROUNDBREAKING TOURBILLON ORBITAL TIMEPIECE COLLECTION WHICH PAYS HOMAGE TO THE CHINESE PHILOSOPHER CONFUCIUS THROUGH AN EXQUISITE ARTFORM QUITE APART FROM THAT OF THE MASTER WATCHMAKER. FOR THOSE NOT ENTIRELY FAMILIAR WITH THE TOURBILLON ORBITAL WATCH, THE MASTERPIECE OF HAUTE HOROLOGERIE FEATURES A FLYING TOURBILLON THAT ORBITS THE DIAL THROUGH A ROTATING MOVEMENT JOINED TO A CENTRAL ARRANGEMENT OF DUAL BALL-BEARINGS. THE CANVAS FOR THE STUNNING MINIATURE LINE PAINTING MASTERPIECE IS AN 18 CARAT GOLD DIAL BASE, WHICH IS OVERLAID WITH A THIN LAYER OF BLACK ONYX. MINIATURE PAINTER ANDRE MARTINEZ, WHOM JEAN DUNAND CLAIMS IS THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL IN SWITZERLAND CAPABLE OF EXECUTING THE ARTWORK ON THE PERILOUSLY SMALL SURFACE. MARTINEZ EMPLOYED TINY MARTEN HAIR BRUSHES TO APPLY EXACTINGLY MIXED COLOURS, USING THE POWERFUL MAGNIFICATION OF A BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE FOR AID. CURVES AND CHANNELS SUCH AS THOSE SEEN ON CONFUCIUS' BEARD OR FACE ARE GIVEN CONTRAST AND GREATER DEPTH BY REPEATED STROKES THAT ADD TINY INCREMENTS TO THE VOLUME OF PAINT. THE JEAN DUNAND TOURBILLON ORBITAL CONFUCIUS IS PRESENTED IN 18 CARAT ROSE GOLD AND MEASURES 45mm X 15.30mm. IT SHARES THE SAME TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AS THE OTHER TIMEPIECES IN THE TOURBILLON ORBITAL SERIES, AND EMPLOYS THE DISTINCTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH HAVE BECOME HALLMARKS OF THE JEAN DUNAND BRAND. A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THIS ARE THE CHARACTERISTIC 'SKYSCRAPER' HANDS IN 18 CARAT GOLD WHICH SUBTLY HINT AT THE APPRECIATION FOR THE ART DECO DESIGN SHARED BY BOTH COMPANY FOUNDERS.
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