Traditional Enamel Dial Manufacturing
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Dials made of enamel can last forever, have a great smooth aspect, are prestigious because of their very artisenal production process and have existed since the 17th century. We find them today in historical pieces visible in museums. This technique was used until the beginning of the 20th century. Then metal dials replaced them because it became possible to add colorful decorations. Since then, enamel has used mostly been used on exclusive watches.
Enamel is composed of glass powder extracted from silica. We don’t produce enamel powder ourselves; we buy it from companies mostly based in France, the United Kingdom, and the United-States. They contain metal oxides that give different colors to the substance, essentially added to transparent enamels. The whiteness and opacity of the white enamel dial comes from the breakdown of arsenic. But today, there is no substitute for obtaining the whiteness we have on our dials, for instance. We work following the same traditional method used before.
This starts with a disc made out of copper. This precise metal is used because of its maneuverability. It allows us to create dials with different shapes, both domed and flat. First, we weld feet to the back of the disc. Then we heat the dial to about 950°C to relax the metal. The process continues by cleaning it and scrubbing it to reintroduce some tension. Thus, the piece remains solid during the next operations. The first layers of enamel are put on the back and front of the dial at the same time by dusting enamel powder before putting it in the kiln for the first time. The back layer is necessary as every new one added on the front adds tension to the metal. Without it, the dial would bend and finally break.
A dial made out of enamel is like gold: timeless.
Those watch dials will still be legible 1000 years from now.
l had to watch it again, and again, and again, 1 for the subtitles, 2 for actually looking at the process, and 3 for the total pleasure thank you , you MAD swiss company 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Don’t speak French so I paused a lot but that helped me enjoy the amazing craftsmanship involved. You should be commended for such practiced skills!!!
And you can count on us for many more of these coming! Thanks for your comment and best to you
Thanks again for the great video guys. I've never seen the process in detail like this before. Amazing.
+Timur Hafouz Yes, it's rather cumbersome!!!!
I have always wondered how an enamel dial was made. Thank you for showing us this beautiful process. I realize that besides skill, you require precision hand dies as well as chemical powders and a compact furnace as well.
Happy you liked this and enamelling is really a wonderful craft (and a useful one!!!)
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I never knew. Most fascinating process, this. Gotta love the "whiteness". Another informative video from you guys.
+youtubister Thanks, love to do them!!!
Fascinating insight into this process, didn't realise so much skill went into making the cheaper Hermes watches.
+12sin8 Yes, quality is a real commitment!!!
Seiko's making enamel dial too
Très sympa ces reportages portants sur la fabrication plutôt que présenter tout le temps des montres. quel univers passionnant! En plus une vidéo en français, je ne vais pas me plaindre car je dois bien avouer que de temps en temps les videos en anglais je peine à tout bien comprendre. Bravo #thewatchestv
+vivinopoulos Merci beaucoup et on aimerait bien faire une version française, mais nos ressources en temps sont un peu limitée. Ca viendra j'espère!!! Bien à vous
Wow! What an education! Thanks for the videos...Such craftsmanship.
Happy you liked it!
C'était extrêmement instructif merci beaucoup à vous !!
My late father was a clock and watch maker. I inherited all his tools. I found a small tin that is labeled white clock face enamel. When I opened the tin, it looks like white chunks of stone. Like small white gravel pieces. The enamel tin is very very old. Not sure how old but i can tell you that you cant buy it anymore.
Do you have any thoughts on how it's used in a small home clock shop? Luckily I also have all my dads clock and watch repair service manuals. I really want to set up a shop and get into amateur clock repair. I also have an antique grandfather clock from 1780/1790.
Very nice story and I really hope you will be able to make the most of what your father left you. And be patient, because it takes a long long time to get proficient, but it's all about perseverance and trial and errors. All the very best to you
You think you can't buy it? Enamel is TERRIBLY common in the real world. You still get dinner plates for camping made of it and cast iron pots coated in it. I know a place you can take whole bathtubs to and they will do it in enamel new. That kind of enamel is different from but related to the enamel paint in spraycans.
Love the attention to detail! 😍🤌🏼🔥
Video extrêmement intéressante, je ne connaissais pas du tout la technique.
En revanche la musique est trop forte tout au long de la vidéo, pendant les explications. Ça perturbe un peu. Mais top vidéo 👍
3:19 - Noticed it was Hermes watch dial, one of the coolest minimalistic ones. Didn't think before that making dials is such a complicated task, looks like you can't just paint a piece of plastic white and be done with it....
Dials made out of animal!!! Blast!
Lmfao!
It is funny how he says it!
Par excellence
Just one question, how to remove / clean water stains on the dial? Thanks for your help.
Forgot to ask you during EPHJ last month, that if the enamel dial is really flatened by pushing it on a flat surface after sintering in the oven. Thanks a lot!
Awesome share
Thank you so much 🙂
Cant stop watching this. I will have to try enameling :)
Go for it ;) and good luck
Beautiful inside look! Thanks
Impresionaaaaaante.
Thank you for the very informative, interesting video.
Très intéressant merci !
成る程、 こんな風に作るんですね。
beautiful creations and a wonderful tradeskill
If by any chance you still monitor this old post - what is the manufacturer of that pad printing (tampography) press they are using to print the indices?
No enamels were harmed in the making of this video
😂😂😂😂 good one
Wow....it is impressive....😍
Magnificent!
thank you
What kind of enamel are they using? its so soft
Do you have a class that I can take on glass enamel application?
Do or can you make a replacement dial for American made pocket watch? 36S HAMILTON WWI NAVY TORPEDO POCKET WATCH
Curious about the white coming from arsenic .. wouldn't the powder be toxic to be inhaled ?
I wonder if you could not just dip a backing plate into enamel and voila!
French making watch parts.... Have they got time for this?
Beautiful.
It bothers me, when the handles of the watches don't line up with the watch dials. :/ To me a sign of a bad movement. No matter ho expensive the watch is. I love it. Because this way, you can't fake it.
I didn't quite get it, what is black thing used to print numerals on dial? What type of lacquer it is?
Can you do any Dial?
What company it is? As i understand its not Hermes. They make dials for Hermes. Thanks
This company is called Donzé Cadran. All the best
What is the name of the company who makes the dials
If we need to make 1000 dial u make for me ? Thanks
Freak pizza process 😊
🙏🙏🙏🙏💛💛💛
Watch dials are made out of "animal"? I never knew.🤔
I an interested u product dail
Super Nice
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Oh yeah
Nice. Are you planning a video on Champleve Enamel Dials?
+dit bot (ditbot) I see we have a specialist ;) And yes we will go further in these details!
Dies out of animal.... oooh that french accent!
40% rejection rate is pretty high.
Enamel is a more drawn out word than animal. It was a good laugh. Meanwhile in china.... DON'T ASK WHERE THOSE LEATHER STRAPS COME FROM 🐱🐷🐈🐖🐕🐶🐁🐀
was it just me or where those dial wonky as fuck
Apologies French is not understood
Hi all. Could you help me where can i buy enamel? I come from Vietnam. Thanks in advance.
@@user-do5pr4ks1e Yes, i want to make dial. Could you help me how can t buy material? Thanks you
the sound is not good I am quite disappointed
pizza at dinner
Gramatik
try that pizza!
Jais trouvi sette une
“Dialz made out of animal”
Lol. No one working on the dials at Hermés actually wears a Hermés watch :D
Will Frank because hermes is a shit watch waaaay to expensive for what it is worth. I rather spent 15k on a patek phillipe than 3k on hermes
@@quokkamode1484 no, it‘s because this company is not Hermes, but a different company making parts FOR Hermes.
So, turns out Hermes watches are more legit than Chinese sweatshop watches, euphemistically called "micro-brand".
1Sanantoniomatute but the parts inside are Chinese...if u think all Swiss watches are made in Switzerland then you have been fooled. Most if not all of the Swiss brands outsource to China
dial made out of animal???? WTF????
hahahaha ;)
Not the best watches though. Better off buying a nice Omega.
Enamel cracks way too easily, even from day to day wearing.
Enamel not animal 😂
awful dial. seems like cheep china manufactured
Frenchie can't explain a damn thing