Inspired from the Van Cleef & Arpels building facade in Place Vendôme, Paris, this ladies watch is from one of the World’s most exclusive brands.
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
While we don’t have the papers for this watch, we do have a magazine article from 1997 that features the range. This watch will have been made around that time.
CONDITION
Van Cleef & Arpels are so exclusive that most people have not heard of them. Looking at the watches on their website, they are not targeting the mass market – there is nothing as crude as the ability to filter by price, but it appears that more watches are over £100,000 than under £10,000, The Facade model here is a lot more affordable as the main material is stainless steel, with thick bands of 18k gold top and bottom. We have shown a picture of the front of their boutique to show where the designer got their inspiration from for the case design – they were walking to work! The movement is a simple but good quartz movement to set and forget, and we will install a brand new battery before sending the watch out to the new owner. The bracelet is quite long and our sister website, SpareLinks.com, may have extra links if required. The bracelet has been cleaned in our ultrasonic bath.
This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.
Please see the HD video for more detail. All photos and videos are part of the description and are of the actual watch unless mentioned. We do not photoshop any pictures, and the images are copyright of birthyearwatches.com and should not be used without permission.
SIZE
Width with crown 16.1 mm
Width without crown 13.8 mm
Between lugs 12 mm
Lug to lug length 22.6 mm
Case Thickness 4.8 mm
Bracelet will fit a maximum wrist size of 160 mm. The bracelet can be sized for you if you give us your wrist size when placing the order.
All sizes are approximate. The watch is photographed on a wrist of 150mm/6 inches.
Included with this watch is a 3 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses. If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries. Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us. Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.
From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon. By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.