{"id":365577,"date":"2022-01-19T15:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=365577"},"modified":"2022-01-19T16:49:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T21:49:27","slug":"van-cleef-arpels-pont-des-amoureux-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/van-cleef-arpels-pont-des-amoureux-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"A Mini Romance Plays Out on the Dial of This Van Cleef and Arpels Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/watches\/wrist-watches\/van-cleef-arpels-pont-des-amoureux-diamond-white-gold-wristwatch\/id-j_13140072\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/va-watch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-365941\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/watches\/wrist-watches\/van-cleef-arpels-pont-des-amoureux-diamond-white-gold-wristwatch\/id-j_13140072\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Van Cleef &amp; Arpels Pont des Amoureux watch, 2016<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a jeweler, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/van-cleef-and-arpels\/jewelry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Van Cleef &amp; Arpels<\/a> is known for its exquisite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/van-cleef-and-arpels-mystery-setting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mystery Set<\/a> creations and its instantly recognizable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-series\/van-cleef-arpels-alhambra-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alhambra<\/a> collection. As a watchmaker, it\u2019s known as the champion of poetic complications \u2014 elaborate functions designed to delight \u2014 and fanciful motifs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dials often tell a story: A fairy casts a magic spell, butterflies play hide-and-seek in the clouds. Or, in the case of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/watches\/wrist-watches\/van-cleef-arpels-pont-des-amoureux-diamond-white-gold-wristwatch\/id-j_13140072\/\">Pont des Amoureux<\/a> watch, lovers meet in the moonlight on a romantic bridge to indulge in a kiss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The narrative is sweet and simple, but the movement is complex. It\u2019s a double retrograde with automaton indications moving across a single arc, with the hour displayed on the left and the minutes on the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/van-cleef-and-arpels\/jewelry\/watches\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fortrove-Van-Cleef-Pont-des-Amoureux-Watch-Side-j_13140072-950x574.jpg\" alt=\"Van Cleef and Arpels Pont des Amoureux watch in white gold with diamond bezel and blue alligator strap\" class=\"wp-image-365939\" width=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fortrove-Van-Cleef-Pont-des-Amoureux-Watch-Side-j_13140072-950x574.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fortrove-Van-Cleef-Pont-des-Amoureux-Watch-Side-j_13140072-580x350.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fortrove-Van-Cleef-Pont-des-Amoureux-Watch-Side-j_13140072-120x72.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fortrove-Van-Cleef-Pont-des-Amoureux-Watch-Side-j_13140072-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fortrove-Van-Cleef-Pont-des-Amoureux-Watch-Side-j_13140072.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The hour is tracked by a woman carrying an umbrella, making her way up one side of the bridge. The minutes are marked by a man holding a flower, who inches up the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reaches the apex 24 times a day, advancing with every minute and retreating on the hour. Twice a day, at noon and midnight, the woman also makes her way to the top, where the lovers kiss for 10 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bridge was inspired by the legendary Lovers&#8217; Bridge in Annecy, France, and the couple by the real-life love story of Estelle Arpels and Alfred Van Cleef, whose families founded the Paris company in 1906.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/van-cleef-and-arpels\/jewelry\/watches\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fortrove-Van-Cleef-Pont-des-Amoureux-Watch-Band-j_13140072-950x913.jpg\" alt=\"Van Cleef and Arpels Pont des Amoureux watch in white gold with diamond bezel and blue alligator strap\" class=\"wp-image-365938\" width=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fortrove-Van-Cleef-Pont-des-Amoureux-Watch-Band-j_13140072-950x913.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fortrove-Van-Cleef-Pont-des-Amoureux-Watch-Band-j_13140072-364x350.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fortrove-Van-Cleef-Pont-des-Amoureux-Watch-Band-j_13140072-120x115.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fortrove-Van-Cleef-Pont-des-Amoureux-Watch-Band-j_13140072-768x738.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fortrove-Van-Cleef-Pont-des-Amoureux-Watch-Band-j_13140072-971x933.jpg 971w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fortrove-Van-Cleef-Pont-des-Amoureux-Watch-Band-j_13140072.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have not had anything like this for sale before,\u201d comments Susan Cherkassky, of Pennsylvania-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/fortrove\/\">Fortrove<\/a>, which is offering the watch on 1stDibs. \u201cThe Pont des Amoureux was made in an extremely limited-production series, so it is very hard to find it in the secondhand market. This one is in mint condition.\u201d It also features a diamond bezel and clasp, as well as two alligator bands \u2014 one blue and one white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pont des Amoureux won the Ladies&#8217; Watch Prize in the Grand Prix d\u2019Horlogerie de Gen\u00e8ve when it was introduced, in 2010, and it drew accolades for its complex movement, created exclusively for Van Cleef &amp; Arpels by Agenhor, a Swiss boutique movement maker. 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