JEAN-MARC JACOT, CEO OF PARMIGIANI (L), GUILLAUME MARX & NASR AL MAJED(R) (OpenPR)
A unique diamond falcon clock created by Parmigiani Fleurier of Switzerland is being unveiled at the Doha 9th Jewellery and Watch Exhibition.
The piece honors the Middle Eastern tradition of falconry and depicts a falcon in mid-swoop.
The falcon is crafted from polished silver highlighted by 6000 brilliant-cut diamonds in a drop setting, accentuating the breadth of the bird's wingspan. Its beak and talons are made from gold and the cap on the top of its head is made from brilliant-cut white diamonds set by hand.
A total of 1,800 hours of work went into the piece, whose clockwork mechanism has the falcon seize its prey, a bustard, six times an hour. However, at irregular intervals the bustard “escapes” to the chime of a bell.
The base of the clock, made from smoky quartz and glass, features a silver cage decorated with a rosette pattern and ornamented with baguette-cut diamonds.
The clock’s face is also encrusted with jewels, with the hour ring being set with white and baguette-cut brown diamonds carefully set using a semi-invisible technique.
(Source: OpenPR)
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