Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 40

Van Cleef & Arpels - Yellow Gold ?La Collection? Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris, ?La Collection,? No. 2355498, case No. 89470, Ref. 12342. Made in the 1990's. Fine and elegant, thin, square, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Van Cleef & Arpels buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, leather pouch, guarantee and instruction booklet.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, Vendôme-type lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Off-white with applied yellow gold Roman numerals and baton indexes, concentric minute track. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 830, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 24 x 24 mm. Thickness 5 mm.