Esoteric question about Omega’s modern-day enamel dials…

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M'Bob

·Jan 25, 2023

Apparently, there are not many enamelers in Switzerland, and Donze Cardrans, who is now in-house with Nardin, is one of the few remaining.

Are they sub-contracting out to Patek and Omega, or do these houses use a different vendor? For instance, this is the Omega platinum Seamaster with a beautiful black enamel dial:

 

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Archer

·Jan 25, 2023·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

Swatch owns a dial producer...

https://www.swatchgroup.com/en/companies-brands/production/rubattel-et-weyermann

I’m guessing that they make their own enamel dials.

Edit...indeed they do...

https://www.swatchgroup.com/en/companies-brands/production/mom-le-prelet

 

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Geezer

·Jan 25, 2023

Patek owns a dial manufacturer called Cadrans Flückiger. They make enamel dials too.

Cadrans Flückiger also makes dials for other companies.

 

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Archer

·Jan 26, 2023·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

JLC also do their own enamel dials and cases, so they don’t all rely on an outside firm for this work.

 

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gbesq

·Jan 26, 2023

And Rolex has a team of elves that makes their dials. Well, that's what I heard. 😁

 

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Larry S

·Jan 26, 2023·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

M'Bob

Apparently, there are not many enamelers in Switzerland, and Donze Cardrans, who is now in-house with Nardin, is one of the few remaining.

Are they sub-contracting out to Patek and Omega, or do these houses use a different vendor? For instance, this is the Omega platinum Seamaster with a beautiful black enamel dial:

Man … that’s a pretty thing. Enamel dials are fiendishly hard to manufacture. I’d love to see one of these in person.