{"product_id":"van-cleef-arpels-pierre-arpels-or-rose-ref-hh40850","title":"Van Cleef \u0026 Arpels Pierre Arpels Rose Gold Ref. HH40850","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIdentity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVan Cleef \u0026 Arpels Pierre Arpels, Ref. HH40850, 2010s. Manual-winding mechanical movement, Piaget calibre 830P. 18-carat rose gold case, 42 mm, central attachments, crown set with a diamond. White lacquered dial, centre with piqué motif, Roman numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock, baton indexes. Sapphire crystal. Leather strap, signed rose gold pin buckle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHorological context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVan Cleef \u0026 Arpels was born of the 1895 marriage of Alfred Van Cleef and Estelle Arpels, from two families of precious-stone dealers. In 1906 Alfred and his brother-in-law Charles Arpels opened the first boutique at 22, Place Vendôme, joined by Julien and then Louis Arpels. From its beginnings, the high jewellery \u003cem\u003emaison\u003c\/em\u003e made time one of its fields: a skeleton pocket watch in 1925, its first automata in 1927, and in 1929 the secret watch, whose dial hides beneath a jewelled design. In 1935 the Cadenas, created at the initiative of the \u003cem\u003emaison\u003c\/em\u003e's artistic director Renée Puissant, gave the watch the shape of a padlock. In 2006 the centenary Lady Arpels inaugurated the Poetic Complications, in which time is told through scenes animated on the dial. In 1949 Pierre Arpels, Julien's son, designed a sober, round, extra-thin watch held by two central attachments, for himself alone and with no intention of selling it. Only reluctantly did he agree to have it reproduced for his family and a few close friends; it entered the catalogue only in 1971, twenty-two years later, under the name PA49. The \u003cem\u003emaison\u003c\/em\u003e revived it under his name in 2012, keeping the slim case and the attachments of 1949. That reluctance is what defines the very nature of the watch: its restraint is not a stylistic choice, it is its history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rose gold of the case carries on into the Roman numerals, the hands and the fine ring around the centre of the dial, with its \u003cem\u003ecouture\u003c\/em\u003e-like piqué, offering a sophisticated, discreet contrast. The white lacquer of the dial heightens the effect, without flourish yet unmistakable. The slim case makes it a natural fit beneath a shirt cuff and a dinner jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eServiced watch. Very good condition. Delivered with a Contre-Temps box and the Contre-Temps 24-month warranty certificate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Contre-Temps Paris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55270525206866,"sku":"TP0700","price":11950.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/4639\/7522\/files\/Van_Cleef_Arpels_Pierre_Arpels_Or_Rose_01.jpg?v=1793374269","url":"https:\/\/contretempsparis.com\/en\/products\/van-cleef-arpels-pierre-arpels-or-rose-ref-hh40850","provider":"Contre-Temps Paris","version":"1.0","type":"link"}