Enameling technique in which the area to be enameled is cut away with a graver.
Hand-made treatment of the dial or case surface. The pattern is obtained by hollowing a metal sheet with a graver and subsequently filling the hollows with enamel.
Enameling in the sections created by carving or cutting into the metal base.
Technique of enameled decoration where the metal base is channeled or cut out to receive the enamel.
(Fr., "raised ground"): a western European technique in which areas are excavated out of a metal matrix, into which are placed powdered glass or sand, which after being fired creates areas of enamel, see also cloisonné enamel (see cat 293).
(meaning sunken enamel) Champlevé (also called email champlevé) is a method of applying enamel to metal in which the design is first outlined on the metal surface by cutting lines into the surface. The engraved grooves are then filled with enamel, then fired to a glassy sheen, and polished. Champlevé is similar to cloisonné, but not as delicate.