Only Watch Auction

Monaco, Sep 20, 2007

LOT 34

Van Cleef & Arpels ?Lady Arpels Féerie?, Pièce Unique

EUR 0 - 0

Sold: EUR 70,000

The Only Watch 2007 - Unique Timepiece - Lady Arpels Féérie Hour & Minute Retrograde On retrograde displays, the hands trace an arc before instantaneously returning to their position. Taking inspiration from a museum piece, Van Cleef & Arpels has sought to pay homage to this exceptional skill of the watchmaker while providing a Poetic and marvellous interpretation of time that is to be lived apace with the enchanting hours and moments passing by. On the dial flies a delicate fairy. The wings and body are handset with round diamonds and her face is symbolised by a pear shaped diamond. Her magic wand points to the hours and one of her wings indicates the minutes. Case: White gold, diameter 38 mm, 131 diamonds DEF-VVS for 2,4 carats, Water-resistant to 3 ATM, Scratch-proof crystal, Paved buckle Dial: Unique purple enamel dial with an exclusive guilloche motif, Crown at 3h to set the time, Polished and brushed hands Movement: Swiss mechanical manually-wound movement exclusively developed for VCA on a Jaeger LeCoultre basis (JLC 849) Agenhor calibre Trainante retrograde hours and minutes


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A Van Cleef & Arpels watch is, above all, a watch created by a great jeweller. Indeed, it is the House?s same legendary commitment to excellence in jewellery making that is applied to the creation of watches that are exceptional in every way: in their movements and special complications, in their materials and in their techniques and finishing details. For more than a century, the Van Cleef & Arpels spirit of creativity and dedication to fine craftsmanship has given birth to remarkable Timepieces. This year, to mark the beginning of the House?s second century, Van Cleef & Arpels unveils outstanding new technical and aesthetic innovations in watch-making.