These Terra Lusa “bobbin lace” pieces are homage to the lace-makers, homage to the skill of handling the bobbins, homage to the fascination of the laces made and the local tradition in making it, homage to its real and symbolic role in the city life, a history that has been written since the XVII th century.

Created with the support of the Tourism Division of Câmara Municipal de Vila do Conde (Municipality of Vila do Conde), this watch portraits a genuine and delicate Bobbin lace, in all its lightness and seduction.

Vila do Conde is a quiet city that gained in importance and increased its prosperity as a ship-building yard at the time of the Maritime Discoveries. The sea has always had a major influence on the life of the local inhabitants, inspiring the motifs used in the famous bobbin lace that has been produced here at least since the seventeenth century. Later, the techniques and knowledge of this remarkable art spread all along the rest of the northern coast of Portugal as far as Galicia itself, and some of its beautiful products can be appreciated at the local Lace Museum. The important role played by handicraft in the life of this city is not limited to its lace-work, however, for each year in July/August, Vila do Conde plays host to the National Handicraft Fair, one of the most important events of this kind in Portugal.