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As one of the first craftsmen to carve on the face of a watch in Hanoi, Vu Ngoc Anh (Nhan Chinh, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) says this job requires workers to have patience, extreme meticulosness and carefulness (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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The creation of a normal watch’s dial takes more than 2 weeks. Each dial, case, and inside machinery of a watch is carefully crafted, creating differences for each product (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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Tools for engraving (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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A lathe machine used for making inside machinery of watches (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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Cleaning the tool (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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Checking the thickness of a watch using a magnifying glass (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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Sketching patterns (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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Delicate engraved patterns (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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Plating a watch with 24k-gold (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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A watch is plated with 24k-gold (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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Beetle’s wings from Thailand are used to be engraved on a watch (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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A unique artwork from Vu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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A unique artwork from Vu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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Customers of Vu Ngoc Anh want to affirm their individual styles through the watches (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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Unique engraved watches by Vu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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Unique engraved watches by Vu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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Unique engraved watches by Vu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNP/VNA)
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Unique engraved watches by Vu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Engraving patterns on watches
Watchmakers are using microscopes to create many unique and intricate carved products attracting the attention of many watch collectors.