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A "LUDO HEXAGONE" AND "MYSTERY SET" DIAMOND SHUTTER WATCH-BRACELET, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
MONTRE-BRACELET À VOLETS "LUDO HEXAGONE" ET "SERTI MYSTÉRIEUX" DIAMANTS, PAR VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
A "LUDO HEXAGONE" AND "MYSTERY SET" DIAMOND SHUTTER WATCH-BRACELET, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS MONTRE-BRACELET À VOLETS "LUDO HEXAGONE" ET "SERTI MYSTÉRIEUX" DIAMANTS, PAR VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

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A "LUDO HEXAGONE" AND "MYSTERY SET" DIAMOND SHUTTER WATCH-BRACELET, BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
MONTRE-BRACELET À VOLETS "LUDO HEXAGONE" ET "SERTI MYSTÉRIEUX" DIAMANTS, PAR VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
The square and tapered baguette-cut "Mystery Set" diamond 'shutter' case opening to reveal a square-shaped dial with applied Arabic quarter numerals to the "Ludo Hexagone" bracelet with brilliant-cut diamond detail, mechanical movement, made in 1955, 18.5 cm long, with French assay marks for platinum and gold
Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, no. 4233CS

拍品專文

Dating to 1955, the bracelet of this watch testifies to the continuous popularity of the "Ludo Hexagone" design created in 1934. The piece is a rare example of its execution in platinum rather than yellow gold.

For a similar watch-bracelet see Sylvie Raulet, Van Cleef & Arpels, Éditions du Regard, Paris 1986, page 308