A little bit of watch engraving!

[Artemiss]

Hi folks,

I admit, I occassionally lack the discipline to not show engraved watches before they are reassembled. Whilst that statement still holds true, I now have some photos of the completed work, so thought I'd share.

Firstly, an Audemars Piguet. Lovely canvas to work on!





A Patek Philippe



Cartier Santos. I've shown this one previously, but now it's assembled.





Again, another I've showed before, although it's now had a special black coating applied. The blacking looks a lot better in real life.

















Thanks for looking,

Jo

(still lovin' the job)

[spike]

some nice lookin designs there.

[SEngraver]

Hi,
Very nice work Joanne,my compliments.
SE

[Artemiss]

Thank you guys!

Jo

[hand e dave]

Amazing detail, pictures just don't do these watches justice.

[Jeff Miller]

Great designs on the backs..... nice watches, Beautiful work!

[Soco]

Great designs, they look so Rich!

[Artemiss]

Thank you for the compliments

[rbaptiste]

Very nice work

[JackJellies]

Oh wow! Gorgeous work.

[Don Curtis]

I must say I truly enjoy your work. The design and your work give the watches a very Regal appeal. Do get to create the design concept or must you use a pre-determined "house design" on these types of commissions?

Donny

[undead]

I love well engraved watched in fact the engraved Margrette watches are what inspired me to learn int he first place.http://www.magrette.com/photographs-moko.php#

I want to ask, do you professional engravers carry liability insurance? The idea of engraving, or rather stuffing up a $20,000 watch makes me sick. Is it pure confidence based on years of experience, or some other element that gives one the courage to tackle such a risky job. A bit like engraving a priceless firearm I guess.

Tony

[Artemiss]

Originally Posted by Harleyart

Do you get to create the design concept or must you use a pre-determined "house design" on these types of commissions?

Guys, apologies for my late reply. I wasn't notified that there were new posts on this thread.

Donny, I work-up the designs for each watch myself. Occassionally the client will want specific things added, or they'll just give me a very rough idea of what they'd like. This can be tricky sometimes, as they often don't appreciate what can and can't be fitted onto such a small canvas.

Originally Posted by undead

The engraved Margrette watches are what inspired me to learn in the first place. I want to ask, do you professional engravers carry liability insurance?

Tony, indeed, Andrew does some absolutely outstanding work on the Magrette watches, and I love his style.

Regarding insurance, if you're going to be working on private commissions, then liability insurance would be a sensible idea!

Jo