The Art of Guilloché Engraving | Engine Turning at VICTOR MAYER

Описание: In the guilloche process we engrave the finest, specially-designed geometric patterns onto a piece. They lend our jewellery its fascinating depth. The silky, shimmering effect of guilloche work soothes the eye. The process creates tiny facets on the surface of the precious metal, making it sparkle like a gemstone.

Dexterity and concentration are essential prerequisites for the guilloche craftsman.
In addition, the guillocheur must possess patience and a range of different talents: he requires the understanding of an engineer, the creativeness of a designer, the rational thinking of a mathematician, practical intelligence for the realisation of his ideas in the reality of his working environment and the precision of a watchmaker.

In guilloche work a complicated process results in the creation of a precisely-worked piece on a hand-guided guilloche device. Today, modern industry is only capable of producing such precision machines as one-off pieces with a great deal of effort and expense. And these do not match the historic guilloche devices that helped bring company founder Victor Mayer success as a jewellery manufacturer. There are therefore good reasons why, after 125 years, we still rely on machines from the late 19th century and can justly claim that the venerable craft of the guillocheur can only be learned and preserved for posterity with us.

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