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Lot 140
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, MONSIEUR ARPELS, A GOLD AUTOMATIC DUAL TIME ZONE WRISTWATCH WITH “GENERATIONAL CALENDAR”
CASE NUMBER: 145’671
Closed27 October 2021
Price Realised
USD 13,750
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Specialist note
Although they are best known for their unusually complex women’s watches, Van Clef & Arpels have every now and then produced timepieces aimed at men. In 2004, they introduced a trio of men’s watches in the Monsieur Arpels line, inspired by Ref. PA 49, a wristwatch it made in 1949.
The arc-form calendar display on the caseback shows months, days, and date from 2004 to 2092 – which makes it valid for 88 years. The calendar can be custom-engraved to start at any date the user desires. Thus, the watch is meant to an “inter-generational calendar” designed to be worn by different generations of users.
The arc-form calendar display on the caseback shows months, days, and date from 2004 to 2092 – which makes it valid for 88 years. The calendar can be custom-engraved to start at any date the user desires. Thus, the watch is meant to an “inter-generational calendar” designed to be worn by different generations of users.