So far, titanium watches from silversmith Marianne Forrest have attracted a lot of attention of jewellery galleries, goldsmith fairs and tradeshows.

"For jewellery artists like myself it makes sense to benefit from the flexible Selective Laser Melting (SLM) services provided by LayerWise, rather than having to invest in expensive production equipment."

The technology made it possible to mix multiple watch case designs in a single production batch totalling 70 watch cases. Combining smaller series or even personalised items in one batch drastically reduces throughput time an price per unit. The batch also contained watch cases that were simply too small to be made by hand.

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