Manufacturing Today Issue - 248 May 2026 | Page 64

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distinguishing features.“ The Bel Canto changed everything in many respects. When we launched it as a limited edition in 2022, all 300 pieces sold out in eight hours. Due to high demand, we then went live with the second color of the Bel Canto six months ahead of schedule, and that sold out in two hours. The challenge for Paul and his team was in building a supply chain capable of producing that volume at an exceptionally high level of finishing. The guilloche dial on the Bel Canto Classic is not just laser cut, it uses femto lasers, the kind traditionally used in the manufacturing of medical equipment because of their extraordinary accuracy. It is a perfect example of thinking laterally about different uses of technology and applying it to watchmaking in a way that would not have been considered before. We were completely transparent and open about
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