EP87: What It's Like to Create a 'Piece Unique'

<p>Ever wonder how a one-of-one &#39;Piece Unique&#39; watch is made? Today, we have a very special guest: artist Grace Zhang who commissioned a Piece Unique from Blancpain&#39;s Métiers d&#39;Art program, using her own original artwork for the dial. We take a fascinating look inside the process of creating both the art, and the watch itself. </p><p>As always, you can reach us for questions and comments at podcast@topperjewelers.com. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!</p><p>Follow everyone on Instagram: </p><p>• Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/russcaplan" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>• Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/robcaplan_topper" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>• Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/zachxryj/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>• Grace: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gracezhangart" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@gracezhangart</a></p><p>Wrist check and watches mentioned in this week&#39;s episode:</p><p>- Russ: <a href="https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-hat-trick-of-vintage-soccer-timers-from-omega-breitling-and-heuer">⁠vintage Omega Speedmaster Soccer Timer from 1969⁠</a></p><p>- Rob: <a href="https://www.grand-seiko.com/us-en/special/uslimited">⁠Grand Seiko &#39;Kira-Zuri&#39; US Exclusive SBGA387⁠</a></p><p>- Zach: <a href="https://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/us-en/watches/polaris/polaris-date-stainless-steel-q906863j">⁠Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date Green⁠</a> </p><p>- <a href="https://www.gracezhangart.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Grace&#39;s October exhibition in San Francisco</a></p><p>- <a href="https://www.blancpain.com/en-us/collections/metiers-d-art-collection" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Blancpain Métiers d&#39;Art collection</a></p><p>- <a href="https://topperjewelers.com/collections/watches?pf_mlt_brand=sub-collection_diver-300m&sort=created-descending" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">James Bond vs. Spectre Editions capsule</a></p><p>- <a href="https://topperjewelers.com/pages/upcoming-events" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"