23 Boucheron A truly refined and attractive, bracelet manual wristwatch in white gold, with diamond-set bezel and an integrated white gold and diamond bracelet.
Estimate: € 4.000 – 8.000
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- Model Bracelet watch
- Year Circa 1950s
- Case Material 18K white gold and diamonds
- Bracelet Material 18K white gold and diamonds Boucheron bracelet, approximate length 160mm
- Movement Manual, cal. R59, 17 jewels
- Movement Number 592'840
- Dimension 8.5mm width × 21mm length
- Signed Case and movement
If one wished to capture the spirit of 1960s Parisian high jewellery in a single object, this bracelet watch would make a persuasive argument.
Signed Boucheron, it is conceived first and foremost as a jewel. The white-gold construction is articulated as a supple bracelet of sculptural, rope-like links, each segment punctuated by brilliant-cut diamonds that shimmer with a distinctly mid-century confidence. The watch head is discreet, almost secretive, a small rectangular dial framed by clusters of stones, allowing time to be read, but never at the expense of elegance.
What is particularly charming is the balance between texture and brilliance. The twisted gold links create movement and depth, while the diamond-set elements provide rhythm and light. It is jewellery that happens to tell the time, rather than a watch merely adorned with stones.
Inside, however, beats a proper watchmaker’s heart: a manual-winding movement, calibre R59, signed Blancpain. A discreet, traditional engine concealed within a flamboyant exterior, very much in keeping with the great Parisian houses of the era.
Preserved in appealing condition, this 1960s creation embodies a time. It speaks of cocktail evenings, couture salons, and a period when haute joaillerie maisons expressed their creativity not only through necklaces and brooches, but through timepieces that were as much ornament as instrument.
A refined and evocative example of Boucheron’s jewelled watchmaking, where mechanics and artistry meet with effortless French flair.
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