As one of the first craftsmen to carve on the face of a watch in Hanoi, Vu Ngoc Anh (Nhan Chinh, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) says this job requires workers to have patience, extreme meticulosness and carefulness (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
The creation of a normal watch's dial takes more than 2 weeks. Each dial, case, and inside machinery of a watch is carefully crafted, creating differences for each product (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Tools for engraving (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
A lathe machine used for making inside machinery of watches (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Cleaning the tool (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Checking the thickness of a watch using a magnifying glass (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Sketching patterns (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Delicate engraved patterns (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Plating a watch with 24k-gold (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
A watch is plated with 24k-gold (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Beetle's wings from Thailand are used to be engraved on a watch (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
A unique artwork from Vu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
A unique artwork from Vu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Customers of Vu Ngoc Anh want to affirm their individual styles through the watches (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Unique engraved watches by Vu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Unique engraved watches by Vu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Unique engraved watches by Vu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Unique engraved watches by Vu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNP/VNA) VNA
