Faune et Flore

Faune et Flore is a delicate collection, emphasing the craftsmanship of both Andreas and Roman, our engraver.

A large solid 18K gold bridge is completely hand carved/engraved by Roman in our workshop in Sirnach. The design of the dial is of course made following our clients ideas, a first drawing is made before going into the long and precise handwork needed to realize such a piece.

The movement, as the complete watch, is made entirely inside the manufacture. The movement inside the Faune et Flore collection is based upon the one you can find in our Papillon d’Or. A beautiful yet robust engineering with delicate finishing can be observed while looking at the back of the watch. A 2 hands timepiece with subtle sapphire gears that allows to have a clear view on the engraving work, and a power reserve indicator attached to the balance wheel bridge on the back side.

As UhrTeil AG, the manufacturing arm of Andreas Strehler, employs Roman Houdek, a master engraver, Andreas had the idea of a collaboration for his own watches to showcase both the engraving skills of Roman and the watchmaking skills of Andreas in a combined creation.

Floral motives in an abstract form as well as the butterfly bridges are familiar motives on Andreas Strehler watches. This logically led to the creation of the Faune et Flore collection, representing the fauna and flora in miniature works of art in an Andreas Strehler watch.

In a watch, and not on a watch, as the not only an engraved dial was to put on a watch but the engraving and the watch and in particular the watch movement were to become a unit, one being an integral part of the other.

The photos are with the first engraving we made, called Jardin des Papillons, but this is just an example. Only bespoke piece will be made there, each client can choose what to engrave on his/her watch.

The first watch of the series is the Jardin des Papillons. Obviously, the butterfly, Andreas Strehler’s heraldic animal, had to be the first to be immortalised on an Andreas Strehler watch.

For Native Americans, butterflies are a symbol of rebirth and transformation and therefore of hope. In the Chinese culture, the butterflies stand for love, beauty, freedom, and the human soul.

In the Jardin des Papillon, the butterfly was set in a garden with other animals and floral ornaments to give it a beautiful background and context. Looking at the finely sculptured landscape full of small animals evokes a garden in summer, with the scent of flowers and the sound of a mild breeze rustling the leaves.

All hand-engraved watches of the Faune et Flore collection are being built on request. The design and all other details are specified between the client, the engraver and Andreas Strehler.

Within the limits of the art of engraving and Andreas Strehler’s idea of aesthetics, almost any animal, any plant or any other scenery can be the object of an engraving.

The Jardin des Papillons and Étang des Koï are examples of what can be done. Our clients will have the opportunity to choose gold, rose gold, white gold or other materials for their unique piece of art.