A Midsize Tag Heuer link wristwatch, quartz movement, circular Mother of pearl dial with diamond indicators, date aperture at three, signed case, dial and movement, 18ct gold and stainless steel case to conforming integral bands, diameter 1.06 in., boxed with additional links. Ticking at time of inspection, not recently serviced or timed. Case scratched.
- Date Aperture - A date aperture is a cut out section in the face of a watch or clock, displaying the day of the month.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Mother-Of-Pearl - Mother-of-pearl, technical name "nacre", is the inner layer of a sea shell. The iridescent colours and strength of this material were widely used in the nineteenth century as an inlay in jewellery, furniture, (especially papier mache furniture) and musical instruments.
In the early 1900s it was used to make pearl buttons. Mother-of-pearl is a soft material that is easily cut or engraved.
Nowadays it is a by-product of the oyster, freshwater pearl mussel and abalone industries.
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