Model 2 Dial

September 14, 2024

The new Model 2 dial is a hand guilloched silver with 3 patterns, 18k gold angular chapter rings with pad printed markers, and 18k gold hour indices with superlume.

This was a particularly challenging project. The main dial has 4 zones for 3 different guilloche patterns. After the hand guilloche, the recess for the chapter rings were machined to a depth of 0.2 mm and a tolerance of 0.005 mm.

The chapter rings were machined, circular grained on a lathe, and then pad printed on our custom built pad printer. This also required making a new cliche for the pad printer. The chapter rings are angular (not flat), meaning that the inside diameter has a height of 0.25 mm whereas the outside diameter has a height of 0.4 mm. This improves the reflection in the light and creates a more dramatic 3D appearance to the dial.

The hour indices were machined with a 2 mm endmill, then the pockets were machined with a 0.05 mm and 0.01 mm endmill (see the photo with a mechanical pencil). The indices were polished and then superlume added to the pockets using an oilier. The indices measure 1.2 mm x 0.9 mm x 0.2 mm (L W H), the pocket for the superlume is 0.1 mm deep, and the feet are 0.3 mm.

Finally, everything was assembled and the result is striking.