A stunning 1980's Van Cleef & Arpels dress watch, completely skeletonized with beautiful hand engraved details on both the movement and minute track, paired with its original strap and signed solid gold VCA buckle.
The French Maison of Van Cleef & Arpels crafts the finest and most recognizable jewelry for royals, people of influence and esteemed dignitaries alike. They also made cool watches.
Here we have such an example. Dating to the early 1980s, this 33mm skeletonized dress watch with its famous T shaped lugs, signature of the brands watches, wears larger on the wrist than its dimensions imply. Every detail has been hand carved beautifully into the movement and its hour markers also received the same treatment.
Paired with its long VCA strap and signed buckle, this take on the skeleton is one worth adding to any collection and it's not going the spook you with the price.

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