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Kari Voutilainen has earned a sterling reputation as a master of hand-finishing techniques, and he also creates dials that showcase a bevy of guilloché, enamelling, and other techniques. He plays with colour in a way that certainly has roots in traditional Swiss high horology, but adds something new to the conversation. While Schwarz Etienne might not be quite as popular as Voutilainen, it’s a powerhouse in the industry behind the scenes. The company, over a century old, produces cutting-edge calibres both for its own watches, and others, like rising star MING.

On the dial, Voutilainen’s signature guilloché is on full display. Part of the magic of the design is the way in which various rose-engine-turned patterns play with each other in a way that creates interesting contrast and depth. The Roma Synergy comes in two dial colors: ocean blue and sand grey. Every dial is treated to a number of contrasting finishes by hand on a rose-engine machine. A soleil (sun) pattern in the hour track frames the écaille de poisson (fish scale) pattern that constitutes most of the dial except for the small seconds, which is treated to a vague (wave) pattern.

The Schwarz Etienne name appears on a cartouche just below noon, while a silver plaque at six o’clock points to Voutilainen’s role in the creation of this piece, of which 50 examples in each colour will be made.

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