Van Cleef & Arpels Gorgeous Purple w/ diamonds
November 7, 2008
With a heavenly sent wedding between Estelle Arpels and Alfred Van Cleef in 1896, Van Cleef & Arpels began as most fairy tales’ ends.
(Van Cleef & Arpels “Lady Arpels Féerie”, Pièce Unique. A very fine 18k white gold diamond-set (D-E-F) lady’s wristwatch with a purple guilloché dial. The delicate white gold and diamonds fairy indicates the time thanks to an hour and minute retrograde mechanical movement. Sold: 70,000 EUR)
Estelle was the daughter of a precious stone wholesaler and the sister of expert gemologists, while Alfred was the son of a diamond merchant from Amsterdam.
In 1906, Alfred Van Cleef and his brother-in-law, Charles, register the name «Van Cleef & Arpels», and the shop settles into 22 Place Vendôme Paris.
Van Cleef & Arpels’ contemporary watch creations are the finest expression of a successful union of exceptional watch making and high fashion jewellery. Audaciously innovative and stylish, Van Cleef & Arpels watches feature classic forms enhanced with rare and original new features. By reinterpreting its own great classics, applying the jeweller’s art to watch cases and dials, and creating complications that surprise and delight, Van Cleef & Arpels confirms its talent as a master jeweller in the world of fine watches.
http://www.vancleef-arpels.com/
Fleurette Van Cleef & Arpels WJPI0019
November 3, 2008
Van Cleef and Arpels has revisited the simple elegance of square and rectangular cases in platinum and diamonds, adding a touch of glamour and refinement with mother-of-pearl. Two Fleurette patterns join the case to the platinum and diamond bracelet.
Van Cleef & Arpels “Lady Arpels Féerie”
March 10, 2008
The House of Van Cleef & Arpels brings together its jeweller’s creativity and its horology expertise to create an exceptional watch: the Lady Arpels Féerie. On the dial of the Féerie watch sits a delicate fairy modelled on Titania, “Queen of the Fairies” and a character in William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Read more
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