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In luxury watchmaking, dial decoration almost always relies on two processes: oven-baked enamel or acrylic paint. Two demanding techniques, each with its masters and its tradition. At Daigremont, we have taken a third path, slower and more uncertain, betting on oil painting to adorn our watch dials. Mastering the art and precision of the brushstroke, scaled to the size of our dial adornments. Photo: Ramuna Kleans / Unsplash Oil paint, enamel, acrylic: why we chose oil Enamel

In short Miniature dial painting is an exceptional art form, born in Geneva in the 17th century with the "Geneva technique". The craftsman works under a binocular magnifying glass, sometimes with a brush reduced to a single hair, and up to 20 to 30 passes through the oven at over 800°C. Each dial is a unique piece, where the slightest mistake requires starting all over again, which gives this craft its inestimable value. In a world where industrial production and immediacy of

In the world of watchmaking, technology often reigns supreme. Tourbillons, chronographs, and power reserves fascinate with their mechanical complexity. Yet, there is another form of complexity, more poetic and visual, that transforms a simple watch into a unique work of art: miniature painting . At Daigremont Watches , we collaborate with artists capable of capturing emotion on a surface barely exceeding a few square centimeters. But what makes this art so precious and so dem