Anita Porchet

Anita Porchet is a Swiss watch enameller who works as an independent artist in the Swiss watchmaking industry. She is considered an expert enameller and a master of the craft.

Biography Porchet was born on January 15, 1961, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. She first learned the techniques of enamelling from her godfather, himself a watch engraver. She studied at both the École des Beaux-Arts She earned her engraving and enamelling certificate in 1984.

From 1985 to 1992, Porchet taught crafting and enamelling at the School of Applied Arts in La Chaux-de-Fonds. She started creating her own custom watch faces in 1994. Her clients include watch companies such as Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, and Piaget SA. Describing her process for Patek Philippe, the company provides the motif allowing her to apply her own artistic interpretation to craft the final product.

Porchet employs three different techniques to create a watch face: cloisonné, enamel painting, and mixing together both transparent and colored enamel.

Awards and honors In 1984, Porchet won the Patek Philippe Prize In 2015, Porchet was honored by the Prix Gaïa in the Artisan-Creation category