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A Staudt is more than a watch. Every model carries stories about technique, material and the people who make it. In this section we take a close look at the craftsmanship behind our watches. One story a month.
12 min read · Craft
What is guilloché.
Guilloché is a technique in which fine patterns are cut into metal. We look at how the pattern is created, why material and tools matter and what to notice in a guilloché watch.
6 min read · Atelier
The rose engine, a machine from another time.
On a rose engine, the tool does not move across the dial; the dial moves under the tool. We watched as a pattern emerged line by line.
5 min read · Material
Why we frost silver.
Frosting gives a silver dial its calm, matte appearance. But the heat also reveals every hidden impurity in the material.
4 min read · Craft
The secret is in the cutter.
Much attention goes to the rose engine, but a large part of the quality starts earlier: with the sharpness and shape of the cutter.
8 min read · History
From ornament to dial.
Guilloché is older than the wristwatch. We follow the technique from wood and ivory to the fine dials of classical horology.
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