Chapter 112: No Verve, No Style
The sapphire case back of the Twelve Beasts Head watch features a striking three-dimensional embossed yellow gold dragon with smooth lines.
A sharp-edged embossed dragon, encircling a perfect circle, hovers in the center of the case back, with four dragon claws firmly grasping the central axis.
In the process of winding, Maimaimaimai soon discovered that the rotor parts of this watch movement are not just for the sake of looking good, but also use the movement of the dragon to wind the movement.
"The design of this winding method makes the simple winding a thing full of artistic imagination, with the wanton dance of the dragon and the phoenix, with the attitude of soaring, the perfect combination of traditional Chinese culture and European exquisite watchmaking skills. "Lovers of high-end watches buy and buy, and once they get their hands on it, they start to love it a little.
The craftsmanship of this watch is not bad compared to the Athenian bell ringer she bought before to give to the ocean buyer.
"If I were still the boss of the house, I would definitely buy this watch, if I could improve it......" Maimaimaimai said this, and suddenly covered his mouth and stopped.
What's going on with her today, how to get started, it's like a former boss buying a watch, and she has to pick and choose.
Maimaimaimai realized that there was something wrong with his customer-like attitude, and looked at Jin Ran a little embarrassed.
After this conversation just now, it can be determined that Jin Ran, a "watchmaking genius", does not like to be praised, but does not like to be praised as empty.
Just find a point, and as soon as it sounds like a compliment, it will be slapped on the horse's leg.
If you can praise the idea, such as the good craftsmanship of the beast's head downstairs, and the design of the chain after going upstairs is full of artistic imagination, the boss feels that it is very useful, because these two are the points that really show the unique production skills of this watch.
Jin Ran is obviously satisfied with the point of buying, buying, buying, and paying attention to the way of the chain.
After being satisfied, Jin Ran didn't say anything more to let her give her opinions, and the topic that was originally put forward could end here.
Maimaimai couldn't understand why she was so brainless, Jin Ran was already about to let her go, but she had no desire to survive and threw herself into the muzzle of the gun.
Since the boss cares about the points that are praised, he will definitely care more about the points that are being raised.
The point of putting forward opinions, if Jin Ran happens to feel that there is still room for improvement, it is naturally a good thing.
In case the opinions put forward are what Jin Ran thinks is particularly innovative, wouldn't he slap the horse's fart on the horse's leg again?
"You go on, what do you want to improve?" Jin Ran's tone could no longer hear any joy or anger.
"Well, can I really say? Isn't this watch all finished? Such a complete design, I thought, now whatever I say is like a snake in the picture. "It's better to come late than to disappear completely.
"It's not released yet, so it's not done. Jin Ran looked at Maimaimai, and his voice was like layers of ripples from the calm and waveless harbor, making Maimaimai unable to refuse his proposal.
If it weren't for the fact that she, a person who doesn't know how to make watches, shouldn't have an axe in front of the master, she wouldn't have suddenly stopped and covered her mouth, but would finish her words in one breath.
Since she accidentally made a start, an irresistible voice, and encouraged her to continue, Mai Mai Mai had to let out a breath, ready to express her true thoughts.
As an art student, I don't know how to make watches, but I still know a little bit of art.
When the buyer's eldest lady was young, Mai Hai and An Shuyi used the "Sea Question Tactics" to cultivate her hobbies.
In addition to the Chinese elements just mentioned, the outer ring of the case back has a circle of Chinese characters, which is not the dragon behind it, and can attract the attention of Maimaimai in the first time.
But buy, buy, buy, but only pick out the relief dragon autocopor parts, not a word to mention the outer circle of the Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xuhai - twelve Chinese characters representing time.
This circle of Chinese characters is so eye-catching that it is impossible for people to ignore it at all, and it may only be intentional if there is no mention of buying, buying, buying, buying, buying,
"I've heard that at Roger Dubuis, a limited edition of the Knights of the Round Table has to go through 900 processes, 600 hours of quality control, a month of observation and rigorous testing, and finally a Cรจve wave, right?"
"That's right, even in the depths of the plywood, it's beveled and polished by hand. You are familiar with the craftsmanship and craftsmanship of clocks. Jin Ran gave Maimaimai an evaluation that was not quite in line with the actual situation.
Probably a little nervous and uncomfortable watching Buybuy, Buy, Buy, Buy, so I deliberately found some light-hearted content to talk about.
"Uh...... I happened to learn about the Geneva Imprint yesterday. My personal less mature view is...... As an excellence, you need to find the top master carving master to make the head of the beast, and the golden dragon relief behind it is a masterpiece of perfect integration of technology and art. The twelve hours of the outer ring of the case back actually used some ordinary official scripts. This is the first time that a Chinese calligraphy work has been displayed in the field of haute horlogerie, and these 12 characters are empty of form but have no verve, which seems a little lacking in style. โ
I was a little hesitant at the beginning, but then I decided to express my opinion, and I no longer kept it secret.
Perhaps foreign buyers may not necessarily understand the true meaning of this circle of words, let alone consider the calligraphy of this circle of words, but the details determine success or failure.
A truly high-quality "forced" top-of-the-line watch should be forced enough in every detail. It can match the twelve hours of the twelve beast heads of the Old Summer Palace, and the pen power of the calligraphy engraved on the back of the watch cannot be matched.
"Do you know who wrote the twelve hours behind the watch?" Jin Ran's tone began to carry some excitement.
is really afraid of something, looking at Jin Ran's expression, you can know that this circle of words that I don't feel like there is any charm has a story.
Maimaimaimai, who is full of worries, independent in the world, and usually can't see her emotions, shouldn't be so angry as to sweep her out of the house because of such an opinion, right?
When Maimaimai was still worried about her job prospects, Jin Ran, who was independent of the world, patted Maimaimai's shoulder more excitedly than just now, and took her hand to the reception area.
Maimaimai didn't react to the situation at all, and everyone had been pulled down in the reception area.
Jin Ran's mood is a little abnormal, is he so excited, is he happy, or angry?
Why are you still involved with the old man?
Jin Ran said before that he was looking for something, and he took a bunch of written rice paper from the cabinet in the reception area and put it on the coffee table.
After pulling Maimaimai back to the reception area, he took out a larger pile of rice paper from the cabinet and turned it over.
"Who...... Who wrote it?"
"My grandfather. Jin Ran rummaged through and answered the question of buying, buying, buying.
Buy, buy, buy, and immediately understand what it means to be self-inflicted and not to live.
This is even more deadly than her clumsy eyes and looking away at the master's work.
Although, this watch, Jin Ran is used to pay tribute to his master rather than his grandfather.
But the old man is gone, and he is still slandering the old man's words on the side.
Jin Ran wasn't angry, that's weird.
However, there is no need to be so excited that you turn out all the rice paper in the cabinet?
Maimaimai began to wonder if he could still drink the cup of Longjing tea in the studio tomorrow morning.
"When I was a child, I saw a painting hanging in my grandfather's study. The words on the wall of other people's houses are all God's rewards for diligence and virtue, but my grandfather is in the most conspicuous position, but it is twelve hours. Jin Ran smiled happily, which was the exact opposite of the reaction that Maimaimai had expected.
"Is that so?" Mai Mai Mai is a little unclear about Jin Ran, who is independent in the world, whether she is angry with her at this time, or if she is evil.
"At that time, I liked to skateboard at home, and I accidentally broke the letter. Jin Ran rarely writes his joy and anger on his face like now:
"I always remember the charm of those twelve words, this time I made the twelve animal head watches, took out all the words that my grandfather wrote after he arrived in Switzerland, and pieced together these twelve words, most of which are still in the place of the payment. Then one by one they were copied down to form the twelve hours, but the original feeling could not be found. Jin Ran looked regretful.
"Oh, I see. "Buy, buy, buy, noncommittal.
"You can help me find it together, and see if my grandfather has left a notebook for twelve hours. Jin Ran pointed to a pile of rice paper in the reception area and said:
"I found many versions of the calligraphy font in Switzerland, but I was not satisfied, and finally I thought of using my grandfather's previous calligraphy to make up the characters. After my grandfather retired, he didn't write much in Switzerland. After the words were all together, Jin Ran couldn't find the feeling of the words in his memory at all.
Jin Ran returned to China this time, and he came to find the calligraphy notebook left by the old man to preside over the Qiangda studio, and when his energy was still relatively good.
The old man's handwriting, in fact, is not bad, strong and powerful, people who have seen the twelve beast heads watch have said to Jin Ran that this watch is already perfect, but Jin Ran can't pass this level of his own.
Like Maimaimai, he was always dissatisfied with the Shen Yun problem of the outer circle for twelve hours.
It's a pity that the old man is no longer there, otherwise Jin Ran would definitely ask his grandfather to write it to him again, the tailor-made one.
"You give me a spot, and I'll find it. Maimaimai went to the cabinet in the reception area, took out a small box from the bottom, and asked Jin Ran: "Let's see if this is the word in your impression." โ
Jin Ran took out three "paragraphs" of paper from the box, and it was originally supposed to be written a piece of the twelve words [Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xuhai], but now it is divided into three paragraphs, Zi Chou is complete, Yin Mao is lost, Chen Si Wuwei These four words, only half of the top is left, and Shen You Xuhai is also cut off at the waist, leaving the lower part.
"Yes, yes, this is the one that got caught in my skateboard wheel, and when it came out, it was unrecognizable, and it turned out that my grandfather didn't throw it away. "It's rare for the inheritor of Jinda to be happy like a child.
"Uh...... I can't imagine what it would be like for an independent watchmaker to become a skateboarder who walks the wall. The words ...... "Buy, buy, buy, and stop."
"Do you think this character can be restored? Otherwise, I'll look for the twelve characters in my grandfather's other calligraphy. Jin Ran began to rummage through a pile of rice paper again.
"That, don't look for it, it shouldn't be found, and even if you find it, it will definitely not be the feeling you want. "Buy, buy, buy stopped Jin Ran from continuing to rummage.
"Because these characters are relatively uncommon, it is difficult to find all twelve hours when practicing calligraphy normally?" Jin Ran had said such things to his parents when he was rummaging through boxes and cabinets at home in Switzerland before, but he still found it. It's just that what came out in the end wasn't what he wanted.
"That, you want the feeling of this painting, no matter how much you look for it, it will definitely be useless. โ
"Why?"
"Well, if I say the truth that you don't like to hear, will you be expelled?"
"When did I fire the staff in the studio?" Jin Ran asked rhetorically, a little surprised.
He didn't know when he gave Maimaimai the impression that he would be expelled at every turn.
"After the old man left the studio, the sales were all changed. "When the mask master came, he didn't meet any acquaintances, otherwise, someone would have introduced him from the beginning, and he might not have had the many stories that followed.
"In the past, the two salesmen married the technicians in the studio, and then went out to open a watch shop on their own. The person who left went to open a mom-and-pop shop, not me. Grandpa brought forty-six apprentices back and forth, and it was impossible for them all to stay in the studio. He is very supportive of his apprentices to start a business, and the start-up capital is advanced by the studio in the form of shares. "Jin Ran said that I haven't heard anyone talk about it.
"Is that so? There are so many things I don't know. Since I won't be expelled for disagreement, I'll be honest with you. The character you fancy was not written by the old man, so all your efforts to find these twelve characters in Switzerland are doomed to be useless. "It's obviously not the first time I've seen this mutilated character directly from under the cabinet.
"It wasn't written by grandpa, so who wrote it?" Jin Ran tried to find the payment in the broken words of the "three paragraphs", but found that the payment of the entire word had disappeared.
ใ Sogou