GLau[Patek Moderator]
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Arrival of the Serpent watch and a comparison between the Snake and Dragon enamel dials
Jan 12, 2014,11:17 AM
Hi All,
Following my
last post about 10 months ago on the serendipity of getting my Ulysse Year of
the Dragon watch (link below), another serendipitous event happened again for
the Year of the Snake !! Photos of the
brothers are attached.
ulyssenardin.watchprosite.com
As someone
born in the Year of the Dragon, I was happy and content to have this unique
watch with a nice number out of 88. Upon
researching more on the enamel work by Donze and the Serpent watch, I liked the
Serpent more and more. Thinking more
about the snake being referred to as “small dragon” by Chinese culture, I found
a reason (actually more of an excuse) to get the Serpent. Upon calling my AD, there were only a few pieces
left. Serendipity: AD later told me a few days later that the
same number out of 88 was available for me!!
Without hesitation, I told my AD to get it.
Got this
younger brother of the Dragon a few days ago and the close inspection process
is still continuing with the loupe.
Below are some observations:
Each of the leaf in the background has very fine lines running from one end to the other
The small spaces between the leaves have small dots in them (just like the ones in the head, arm,legs and tail of the Dragon) and to me they represent the pebbles on the ground
The Snake is 3D in that the motif has the upper body (with smaller scales) and underbelly with bigger scales
The head of the Snake has several colors and different shading for the same color, and likewise scales behind the head are the same, whereas the scales of the Dragon contains the same color and shade
The mouth of the Snake is red and has very fine lines running from one end to another, whereas the Dragon contains pinkish dots
Both the Snake and Dragon are fierce but I find the Snake more fierce because of the shaped eye vs round eyes for the Dragon
The Snake has nostrils and the Dragon does not
The Snake contains 1 more color (7 in total=brown, green, blue, red, black, white / pink, and gold wire) than the Dragon (6 in total=orange, yellow, blue, pink, black and gold wire)
The Dragon itself is more colorful and jumps out more because of the orange and yellow colors on the body
The brown color (for the leaves) as the background of the dial for the Serpent watch matches the rose gold case better than the blue enamel (without details) of the Dragon
The colors of the Dragon match the rose case better than the Snake (green, blue predominantly)
Overall, the Snake has even more intricate details than the Dragon (which I did not think could be outdone)
More respect gained for UN's email work
I love both equally
(same as my twins).
I cannot
wait to see the Horse watch in the metal for the coming Chinese New Year. I might be tempted again !!
Wondering if
another serendipitous event will occur for the Year of the Horse. If this happens, then I need to get the Year
of the Goat (or another Zodiac) so that each twin can have 2 watches eventually.
Thanks for
reading and appreciate your thoughts and comments on these two enamel dials and
what you like or dislike along with reasons.
Gordon