Today, I was fortunate to be invited at the Royal Palace in Brussels,
Belgium.
After the speech of the Prime Minister and our King Philip , there was a
reception with
the King and Queen in a very special hall in the palace.
Some time ago when it needed renovation, the Queen Paola asked an artist, Jan
Fabre to help decorate the hall.
The artist came with a strange idea to cover parts of the ceiling with
beetles, in total 1.5 million.
Even a chandelier was covered with these beetles.
What better watch to take than the Scarabaeus Fuchs, ref 5420.
A collaboration between IWC and the Austrian artist Prof. Ernst Fuchs .
These pocketwatches were made in gold and in silver.
Not only the case is a piece of art, also the dial, no glass over the dial, is
very particular.
Here are some pictures of the watch in the setting of the Royal Palace.
