5738/50G-044

Mountain of fire The decoration on this limited edition of fifteen watches in Grand Feu cloisonné enamel represents the eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano. Constantly active since 2002, Fuego erupts every fifteen minutes with metronomic precision. Tracing the outlines of the volcano called for about 13.2 cm of gold wire (~0.07 g). To render the atmosphere of the volcano by night, the enameller worked with a palette of transparent and opaque enamels in 6 colors. Gold leaf embedded beneath translucent enamel, according to the technique of paillonné enameling, intensified the realism of the mountain on fire spewing its showers of magma into the skies, while 5 colors of miniature painting on enamel brought the scene to life with extraordinary precision, particularly the image of the full Moon shining in the heavens. Each dial required 10 firings at a temperature of 770°C. The white-gold case is endowed with harmonious proportions inspired by the ancient golden section. Its solid case back bears a stylized engraving of the volcano together with its name. The hours and minutes are displayed by cheveu-style hands, stamped in white gold. This watch houses a caliber 240 ultra-thin self-winding movement. The alligator leather strap in shiny twilight blue is secured by a prong buckle in white gold reflecting the elliptical shape of the case.