Anita Porchet trained as an enameller in the late 1970s and 1980s under Suzanne Rohr, herself a defining figure of post-war Swiss enamelling. Porchet established her own atelier and built her reputation through commissions for Patek Philippe in the 1990s; the brand has continued to commission her for limited-edition cloisonné and miniature-painted dials, often as part of its rare-handcrafts series. Other long-standing clients include Vacheron Constantin, Hermès, and Piaget.
Porchet works in the full grand-feu repertoire: champlevé (engraved cells filled with enamel), cloisonné (cells defined by gold wire), miniature painting (vitreous enamel applied as paint and fired in repeated layers), and paillonné (gold flake suspensions). Each dial requires multiple firings at ~800°C with significant rejection rates as colours can crack or shift unpredictably. Many of her dials are signed; Patek's rare-handcrafts catalogue routinely identifies Porchet by name. Porchet trained the next generation of enamellers; her atelier and former students supply most of the high-end Swiss industry's enamel dials.
