Chopard Happy Diamonds La Vie En Rose Wristwatch
A rare lady's 18ct pink and white gold and pink and white diamond set 'Happy diamonds - La Vie En Rose' wristwatch, circa 1995, Manufacturer: Chopard, year: circa 1995, reference no.: 4117 20/6315-29, case no.: 670077, material: 18ct white and pink gold, pink and white diamonds and Mother-of-pearl, calibre: quartz, Bracelet/Strap: leather, Clasp/Buckle: gilt buckle, dimensions: 0.98 in. width, signed: case, dial and movement signed, one small pink diamond deficient. Notes, the lady's wristwatch is playfully decorated with two bows pave-set with fancy pink and white brilliant-cut diamonds that sparkle and give an elegant lift to it's appearance.The dial is embellished with an eye-catching mother-of-pearl framed by a line of diamonds, the bezel pave-set with diamonds between seven wandering pink and white diamonds, which really adds presence on the wrist.
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- Bezel - On a clock or watch, the bezel is the metal frame into which the watch or clock glass is fitted. In clocks, the bezel may include a hinge and a flange, in effect a door to the face of the clock. In jewellery the bezel is a band of metal with a projecting lip that holds the gemstone in its setting.
- 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. - Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
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