After that, the artisan accentuated the depth by patinating the material with a blowtorch and then by hand again. The master artisan had to work in relief using the pounced ornament technique, removing material despite the thinness of the plate. One of the most challenging features of the sphinx was the reproduction of the large false beard within such a small space. ![]() The 42 × 12.9mm pink gold timepiece shows a carved gold appliqué representing the head of the sphinx. It is actually one of the largest sphinxes preserved outside Egypt, and it came to the Louvre in 1826. The original Great Sphinx of Tanis - the capital city of the kings of the 21st and 22nd dynasties - measures 1.83 meters in height and is 4.80 meters long. They seem to have passed with flying colors, as the miniature face of the sphinx and paintings from an Egyptian coffin look very dynamic and realistic. To bring the four chosen antique symbols to life, Vacheron Constantin put its master artisans in the fields of enameling, stone marquetry, engraving, and stone micro-mosaics to the test. Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Tribute To Great Civilizations - Grand sphinx de Tanis ![]() The craftspeople at “VC” managed to meticulously reproduce the expressive ancient objects on dials less than 40mm in diameter. The collection starts with a sphinx from Ancient Egypt, is followed by a lion from the times of the Persian Empire of Darius the Great, continues with the statue of the Victoire de Samothrace from the Hellenistic period of Ancient Greece, and ends with a bust of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. It is by no means a coincidence that the quartet of timepieces that show the highest level of artistic and artisanal excellence pay tribute to four very significant periods in time. We owe the invention of writing, the birth of democracy, philosophical thought, monumental architecture, and timeless artistic achievements to our antique ancestors. ![]() The four new Métiers d’Art timepieces are a tribute to antiquity, the period in time that is the foundation of our scientific and cultural foundation. The Louvre and Vacheron Constantin reinterpreted iconic symbols from Ancient Egypt (2035-1680 BC), the Persian Empire of the Achaemenids (559 – 330 BC), the Hellenistic Greece of the Antigonid dynasty (277 – 168 BC), and the Roman Empire of the Julio-Claudians (27 BC – 68 AD), and now present these interpretations in a historical watch quartet. These artistic masterpieces are at the center of an exceptional watchmaking show staged by skilled craft makers. The starting point of the watches are symbols of four different eras. Vacheron Constantin has been a partner of the Parisian museum since 2019, and after an intense collaboration with its curators and historians, the brand now releases four very artistic Métiers d’Art timepieces. The Louvre is probably the most famous museum in the world.
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