A Van Cleef & Arpels clock that lasted almost 1,300 hours to do

First of all, the last of its kind tells the story of an extraordinary accessory and the archive piece that inspired it.

In the 1660s, decorative brooches and ligaments appeared on the efforts of women's clothing in Europe. A century later, Marie Antoinette wore the ingredients on her coronation robs and Madame de Pompadour, the main lovers of King Louis XV, and bundled lachery collar around her neck. When Van Cleef & Arpels opened Vendôme in Paris in 1906, one of the first commands for an arch -shaped brooch crusted with gem. In 1918 the house produced a black onyx and a diamond Broche Noeudor knotted pen; This was followed in 1926 by a round, art deco-inspired clip with a fluttering diamond group that imitated a silk pattern. During the Second World War, not able to maintain as many valuable stones, it improvised with attached arches with complicated golden tips that resembled flowers and tulle fringes.

This spring, Van Cleef & Arpels' high jewelry collection is the new Ruban Mystérieux Watch RubyOr band. A 3,72-carat oval-cut diamond covers the dial, and green and cobalt edelstones are invisibly kept by the mysterious environment of the brand, which was patented in 1933. For the production of almost 1,300 hours, the clock is a handicrafts and almost fun Object This corresponds to all the precision and the specialist knowledge it took to make it.