An exclusive technique

To create watch dials from natural Jade requires a combination of several areas of expertise. Cutting a disc 3 mm thick directly from a solid block of natural stone requires great patience to ensure the stone does not break. Piercing the disc to enable the hands of the timepiece to be fitted, finishing and treating the inner face of the stone so that the dial is backlit at night, before fitting it to the metal base of the dial: these steps require an understanding of natural stone and the techniques used to shape it, and extensive watchmaking experience. At the end of this process, unique in the watchmaking world, the dial becomes one of the technical components of the watch.