Métiers d’Art, Chagall & l’Opéra de Paris “Tribute to Beethoven, Bizet, Verdi & Gluck”, Reference 86090 | A unique and extraordinary yellow gold wristwatch with polychrome enamel dial by Anita Porchet, after the fresco adorning the ceiling of the Palais Garnier by Marc Chagall, Circa 2012
Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art, Chagall & l’Opéra de Paris “Tribute to Beethoven, Bizet, Verdi & Gluck”, Reference 86090 A unique and extraordinary yellow gold wristwatch with polychrome enamel dial by Anita Porchet, after the fresco adorning the ceiling of the Palais Garnier by Marc Chagall, Circa 2012 Dial: polychrome enamel by Anita Porchet Calibre: cal. 2460 SC automatic, 27 jewels Movement number: 5’167’989 Case: 18k yellow gold, hinged case back and inner sapphire crystal display back secured by 6 screws Case number: 1’190’342 Closure: black Vacheron Constantin alligator strap and 18k yellow gold buckle Size: 40 mm diameter Signed: case, dial and movement Accessories: Vacheron Constantin Guarantee Certificate, loupe, USB instruction manual and presentation box Inspired by the soaring dreamscape of Marc Chagall’s fresco above the Palais Garnier, Vacheron Constantin entrusted Anita Porchet, the greatest enameller of her generation, to translate that celestial vision into the intimate theatre of a wristwatch. Working in grand feu enamel, Porchet builds the composition in delicate, translucent layers, each one painted with microscopic strokes before being surrendered to the kiln. With every firing, the colours deepen, fuse, and awaken; with every return to the flame, the risk of loss is absolute. Yet from this alchemy of fragility and fire, Porchet summons a dial alive with Chagall’s swirling blues, radiant golds, and airborne figures, compressed miracles rendered on a surface scarcely larger than a coin. The result is a work that blurs the line between watch and artwork: a miniature cosmos where monumental fresco becomes molten glass, where emotion survives the fire, and where Vacheron Constantin’s pursuit of beauty finds one of its most luminous expressions. The present wristwatch is a unique creation, remarkable in its ambition and scope, capturing almost the entire expanse of Chagall’s monumental fresco above the Palais Garnier. By contrast, the few other known examples depict only small fragments of the masterpiece, each focusing on a single composer or isolated vignette from the grand celestial tableau. This watch, however, dares to encompass Chagall’s sweeping vision in its entirety, an extraordinary feat at the miniature scale, making it not merely an interpretation, but an unparalleled homage to the full orchestral splendour of his Parisian sky.江詩丹頓 藝術大師 - 夏卡爾與巴黎歌劇院系列“致敬貝多芬、比才、威爾第及葛路克” 型號86090 獨一無二及非凡黃金腕錶，備Anita Porchet 繪製的微繪琺瑯錶盤，臨摹夏卡爾為巴黎加尼葉歌劇院天花板繪製的濕壁畫，約2012年製 附帶證書、放大鏡、USB説明書及盒子 受巴黎加尼葉歌劇院穹頂上夏卡爾那幅翱翔於夢境的巨幅壁畫啟發，江詩丹頓委託當代最傑出的琺瑯大師 Anita Porchet，將這片天際幻境凝縮至腕間方寸的微型劇場。Porchet 運用「大明火燒琺瑯」技法，以細膩通透的多層筆觸構築畫面—每一層皆以微毫筆鋒繪製後，才送入窯爐淬煉。每一次燒製，色彩便更深邃、交融；每一次重返火焰，都面臨著錶盤徹底損毀的風險。然而， Porchet 正是在這脆弱與烈火交融的鍊金術中，召喚出一個躍動著漩渦般的湛藍、輝煌金彩與飛翔人物的錶盤 - 將磅礡巨作凝縮為錢幣大小的奇蹟。最終造就了一件模糊腕錶與藝術品界限的作品。這是一個微型宇宙，其中恢宏的壁畫化為流動的玻璃，情感在火焰中留存，而江詩丹頓對美的追求在此時此刻找到了最璀璨的註解。 這枚腕錶是一件獨一無二的創作，其雄心與視野令人驚嘆 - 它幾乎完整捕捉了加尼葉歌劇院穹頂上夏卡爾那幅巨幅壁畫的全景。相比之下，已知的其他寥寥數件作品僅描繪了這幅傑作的局部片段，各自聚焦單一作曲家，或天際畫卷上的孤立場景。然而這枚腕錶卻敢於將夏卡爾浩瀚的視界全然收納於方寸之間，在微型尺度上完成如此壯舉，它不僅僅是一種詮釋，更是對其巴黎穹頂下那場完整「交響盛景」無與倫比的禮讚。
