The Artisans Legal Notice
ARTISANS DE GENEVE is an independent workshop. On our website only, we offer a service of personalization of timepieces at the request of our customers within our limited capacities. We do not manufacture nor sell watches.
We are neither affiliated to nor authorized by the manufacturers of the client’s watches, that we accept to customize. They do not approve modifications or personalizations made to their products by unauthorized third parties
Therefore, our customization services are provided for personal and private use only. Any other use, in particular of a commercial nature, is not approved by ARTISANS DE GENEVE and will invalidate our warranty.
We are neither affiliated to nor authorized by the manufacturers of the client’s watches, that we accept to customize. They do not approve modifications or personalizations made to their products by unauthorized third parties
Therefore, our customization services are provided for personal and private use only. Any other use, in particular of a commercial nature, is not approved by ARTISANS DE GENEVE and will invalidate our warranty.
Prelude
Our client wanted to tell the story of the passing of time through a unique piece that would pay tribute to the most iconic vintage models. Our artisans had to take up a significant challenge: endowing the counters with a tropical patina, evoking the passing of time, and enhancing each timepiece to make it unique.
This personalization has been requested by a private customer. It is a sample of our know-how and of the personalization services made upon request of our customers. If you would like to customize your timepiece in the same way or following your wishes, please contact us. Please note that due to the limited capacity of our workshops, we are not able to satisfy every demands so please accept our apologies in advance.
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The
Specifications
Technical Sheet
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- Base
- Rolex® 116520
- Diameter
- 39.5mm
- Dial
- Dial modified upon request with aged counters, sunray finish
- Hands
- Refined hours and minutes hands
- Bezel
- Handmade Bakelite
- Glass
- Plexi Glass
- Case
- machined and hand-finished
- Materials
- Stainless steel
- Water-resistance
- Waterproof to 100 meters / 330 feet
- Polishing
- Satin vintage polishing 12h/6h
- Movement
- Modified 4130 movement with 22ct rose gold rotor
- Back
- Transparent sapphire, individually engraved
It took us several years of research and development to achieve an exclusive natural oxidation process that would lead to a homogeneous amber patina. The dial was meticulously prepared before being sent to the Bahamas to bask in the tropical climate of the region. We gave our client the opportunity to choose between two maturation times: 5 weeks for a dark patina, or 7 weeks for a lighter tone.
Tropical
Patina
The Time
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Modifications
Focus
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The Bezel
The ceramic bezel has been replaced by a bakelite one, typical of models from the 1970s. It is entirely handmade in our Swiss workshops on ancient machines.
The Dial
The dial is reworked by hand. We give it a special treatment before submitting it to an exclusive natural oxidation process that gives the counters an amber patina, more or less nuanced depending on the chosen maturation time. The piece is then finished by hand.
The Pushers
The screw-down pushers have been replaced with “millerighe” steel pushers, further enhancing the vintage aspect of the timepiece.
The Craftsmen’s
View
The trail of time
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Timepieces gain their shape and maturity over time. We have worked to reproduce this passage of time, so the dial of our client’s timepiece acquires its natural patina and becomes completely unique.
Plexi glass crafted in our Swiss workshops, case machined and finished by hand, refined hands, entirely handmade vintage 12h/6h polishing. As many details that we developed to give our client’s watch the authentic look of vintage timepieces.
Figure of
Style
Tribute
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Prelude
Our client wanted to tell the story of the passing of time through a unique piece that would pay tribute to the most iconic vintage models. Our artisans had to take up a significant challenge: endowing the counters with a tropical patina, evoking the passing of time, and enhancing each timepiece to make it unique.
Artisans de Genève is not affiliated nor authorized by Rolex SAThis personalization has been requested by a private customer. It is a sample of our know-how and of the personalization services made upon request of our customers. If you would like to customize your timepiece in the same way or following your wishes, please contact us. Please note that due to the limited capacity of our workshops, we are not able to satisfy every demands so please accept our apologies in advance.
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