The Watchmaker & the Guillocher

Pierre Maillard, reporting for Europa Star, on Kari Voutilainen and Georges Brodbeck's efforts to perpetuate the art of guillochage:

Since the end of the 1950s, no hand-operated rose-engine lathes have been built and there are no schools that teach the art. As a result, master engine-turners or guillocheurs have become an endangered species.

Kari Voutilainen has played a significant role in the revival of guillochage. The modesty of his output–60 to 70 watches per year–is inversely proportional to the influence that his timepieces have had and continue to have on the industry.

Brodbeck's tools and talent could not have found a better home.