VAN CLEEF & ARPELS. A RARE, ATTRACTIVE AND COMPLICATED 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC AUTOMATON DOUBLE RETROGRADE WRISTWATCH WITH ENAMEL DIAL
29.05.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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756000HKD HKD 756 000
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | United Kingdom, London |
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ID 1435138
Lot 2552 | VAN CLEEF & ARPELS. A RARE, ATTRACTIVE AND COMPLICATED 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC AUTOMATON DOUBLE RETROGRADE WRISTWATCH WITH ENAMEL DIAL
Estimate value
HKD 450 000 – 900 000
POETIC COMPLICATIONS MIDNIGHT PONT DES AMOUREUX MODEL, REF. VCARO90000, CASE NO. 43, HH129511 AND 3'831'256, CIRCA 2023
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Enamel with 18k white gold sculpted bridge
Case: 42 mm., button near 7 o'clock to activate automaton of lovers meeting on bridge
With: 18k white gold Van Cleef & Arpels deployant clasp, Van Cleef & Arpels Authenticity Certificate, travel box, presentation box and outer packaging
Note: The presentation box that accompanies this lot may not be the original “fitted box”. Please refer to paragraph A in the Conditions of Sale for further information. If you have any queries, please contact Watch Department at [email protected]
| Manufactur: | Van Cleef & Arpels |
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| Applied technique: | Mechanical movement, Retrograde display |
| Medium: | Gold, White gold |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Wrist watches, Men's wristwatches |
| Manufactur: | Van Cleef & Arpels |
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| Applied technique: | Mechanical movement, Retrograde display |
| Medium: | Gold, White gold |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Wrist watches, Men's wristwatches |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |






