In Atelier, Lebois & Co explores the craft-forward side of the Heritage collection: smaller-batch creations where dial artistry leads the story. The Heritage Atelier Chronograph ‘Bleu sur Blanc’ (ref. 324.552) is built around a rare centerpiece: a Swiss Made Grand Feu enamel dial made Le Locle by Donzé Cadrans, fired at high temperature to achieve a surface that feels alive, subtly warm, never flat, and constantly shifting with the light. Executed in a three-piece construction with a gently domed enamel main surface, it adds depth that only reveals itself up close.
The palette is deliberately pure. A soft off-white enamel base, positioned between the eggshell nuance of Coquille d’œuf and the brighter white character of earlier enamel executions, sets the stage for deep blue registers that bring contrast, depth, and legibility without breaking the calm. It is “blue on white” in the most literal sense, yet unmistakably Atelier: quiet refinement with collector-grade detail.
Instead of a tachymeter or telemeter, the 324.552 features a decimal scale, a classic, functional choice rooted in mid-century tool chronographs and designed to translate time into decimals. The minute is divided into 100 units around the dial, allowing readings to the hundredth of a minute. It is timing made clear: precise, readable, and purpose-driven.
The result is a chronograph that is not about loud reinvention, but about finish, proportion, and nuance, a watch that rewards a second look, and then a third. This is the Atelier philosophy distilled: traditional technique, modern discipline, and a dial that can only be made by hand.
