Road to a cloisonne dial
justin, 2022
Rio Grande’s Ricky frank makes some delightful how-to cloisonne videos. They also link to Rio Grande’s webshop...
I ended up with a bunch of enamels:
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which I could use with the burnout kiln I aquired a year back.
First few goes, still WIP:
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c7e9aa7b2447319d1399c0dddb27debded25df59b6c3c306071a51f26ce9050/IMG_3701.jpeg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad6acfc80cd795a80ba77fa46f2d16d3d976ba4350a348273ab9252241dcf8b6/IMG_5040.jpeg)
After a few tests it became clear that an enameled piece would make a great watch dial, so I’ve been grabbing watches and trying to find a movement that works best for the thickness of the cloisonne.
Currently planning on using an ETA 2892-2 (and using the Seagull clone to test). Looking for something with a sufficiently long hand post length.