WATCHES & WONDERS 2024︰Van Cleef & Arpels匠人才華
Van Cleef & Arpels梵克雅寶貴為法國Living Heritage活文化遺產企業，矢志傳承métiers d'art匠作藝術；在今年的「鐘錶與奇蹟」展覽 中，向旗下工作坊致敬。一系列於展覽中亮相的新作體現匠人的不世才華，將瑰麗奇蹟融入腕錶的方寸天地中。
TEXT BY LAWRENCE YU
PHOTO BY 韋梏
Lady Arpels Jour Enchanté
Lady Arpels Jour Enchanté限量版腕錶，將仙子於琺瑯綠蔭下採摘微雕琺瑯花朵的美態永鑄於錶盤上。設計猶如一件微型藝術品，以全新姿態加入Extraordinary Dials非凡工藝錶盤系列。這個立體場景巧妙呈現不同的層次感，頌揚迷人的大自然，設計栩栩如生。此作品歷經兩年研發和180小時的精工細作，展現出在清晨陽光下採摘花朵的優雅剪影。陽光穿過由白K金、plique-à-jour彩繪玻璃琺瑯及鑽石製成的葉片，孕育着一片絢爛花田。背景中，天空呈現三種綠松石色調，太陽則閃耀著寶石的光芒。
Lady Arpels Brise d’Été
Lady Arpels Brise d’Été腕錶向大自然致敬，透過自主啟動的機械機芯驅動蝴蝶振翅飛舞，悠悠道出流轉韶光。以微型彩繪勾勒的色彩微妙漸變，頌揚朝氣蓬勃的仲夏清晨。這款全新作品為Van Cleef & Arpels梵克雅寶的花園增添繁花盛放的意象。綴以plique-à-jour彩繪玻璃琺瑯的白K金及黃K金蝴蝶，不僅指示時間，更配合按需動畫模組翩翩起舞，為花卉及莖幹注入生命力。這片田園風光呈現出迷人的Poetry of Time時間的詩篇，時間隨着生生不息的大自然悄然流轉。
Lady Arpels Jour Nuit / Lady Jour Nuit
Lady Arpels Jour Nuit和Lady Jour Nuit。兩枚腕錶均配備24小時轉盤，揉合琺瑯印花等工藝技術，將一齣星際芭蕾投映於藍寶石玻璃或穆拉諾砂金玻璃錶盤的方寸天地中。
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For Whom Do We Live Brian YS Wong
Why do we live? This is a question that is often met with a fundamental introspection into the meaning and value of life. The more speculative answers will focus on the cosmological origins and roots
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Consolidate Effectiveness of Epidemic Prevention Dr. Winnie Tang
The Covid pandemic may seem like an event of the past, but the recent Gold Award of the Territory-wide Sewage Surveillance Programme in the "Performance Improvement and Operational Solutions"
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What does it take to “build character”？ Brian YS Wong
I have always been fascinated by the phrase “character building”. We invoke the phrase to refer to all sorts of trials and tribulations – a deeply irksome and truculent acquaintance or colleague, a
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When you try so hard and you donot succeed Brian YS Wong
One of my favourite songs of all time opens with,“When you try so hard and you don’t succeed… When you get what you want, but not what you need.” Thanks, Coldplay. Life is filled with frustrated
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Children of baby boomers will bring changes to the world Dr. Winnie Tang
To grasp the economic potential of the Baby Boomers, the Government has set up an Advisory Panel on Silver Economy to foster the development of the 'silver economy'. However, researchers have pointed