18ct gold and diamond 'Papillon' wristwatch by Van Cleef & Arpels
Van Cleef & Arpels, 18ct gold and diamond 'Papillon' wristwatch, quartz movement, the dial with Mother of pearl inlaid with butterfly in flight with diamond set body, polished pointed baton hands, polished rectangular case, back secured by 4 screws, diamond set bezel, crown and single lugs, white satin strap with diamond set buckle, signed to case and dial, numbered HH12030, 3363105, European convention marks to case and buckle, weight 50.5gm, measuring 1.00 in. x 1.28 in. Provenance: The Caroline Laws collection
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- 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. - 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.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Baton Hands - A narrow hand on a watch, sometimes also called a stick hand.
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