The guillochage — RICHARD MILLE

Guillochage is a decorative craft that has its origins in the 16th century. In its most authentic form, dial guillochage consists of individual repeating lines, cut by a hand-turned lathe, that intersect and overlap to create a graphic motif. Practitioners of this art, known as guillocheurs, can train for decades before they are considered masters of their craft. These repeating lines combine and intersect, forming geometric patterns that impart texture to a plain surface, playing with shadow and light in subtle ways. For the first time, Richard Mille is adopting this artisanal guillochage technique but with a twist.