I was wondering, how would one do such "frosted" look on a metal as is on these Audemars Piquet Royal Oaks. I doubt they do this by hand... They are expensive, but still mass producing things. So what kind of machine does this, and how?
Bead blasting, acid etching, stamping, punching?
How would one do such thing manually? Some specially patterned punches and then "stipple" the surface?
Here's the biggest close-up I found of this look: AP Frosted Royal oak
Bead blasting, acid etching, stamping, punching?
How would one do such thing manually? Some specially patterned punches and then "stipple" the surface?
Here's the biggest close-up I found of this look: AP Frosted Royal oak