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Gold Tiffany Tesoro

Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18KT Gold Emerald & Diamond Watch
Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18KT Gold Emerald & Diamond Watch

Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18KT Gold Emerald & Diamond Watch

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Braintree, GB

An elegant Tiffany & Co. Tesoro wristwatch crafted in solid 18KT yellow gold, featuring factory-set emeralds and diamonds throughout the case and bracelet.

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Tiffany & Co. 18k Yellow Gold Tesoro Ladies Watch
Tiffany & Co. 18k Yellow Gold Tesoro Ladies Watch

Tiffany & Co. 18k Yellow Gold Tesoro Ladies Watch

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Tiffany & Co. 18k yellow gold Tesoro ladies watch.

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Tiffany & Co. 18k yellow gold Tesoro watch. Quartz movement
Tiffany & Co. 18k yellow gold Tesoro watch. Quartz movement

Tiffany & Co. 18k yellow gold Tesoro watch. Quartz movement

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Tiffany & Co. 18k yellow gold Tesoro watch. Quartz movement.

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21st Century and Contemporary North American Wrist Watches

Materials

Yellow Gold

Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18K Yellow Gold Ruby and Diamond Pavé Bracelet Wristwatch
Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18K Yellow Gold Ruby and Diamond Pavé Bracelet Wristwatch

Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18K Yellow Gold Ruby and Diamond Pavé Bracelet Wristwatch

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

An exceptionally rare and luxurious Tiffany & Co. Tesoro bracelet wristwatch, masterfully crafted in 18 karat yellow gold and lavishly adorned with pavé-set natural rubies and ro...

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20th Century Swiss Modern Wrist Watches

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage Tiffany & Co. Tesoro Diamond Black Dial 18k Gold Steel Quartz Watch
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Tesoro Diamond Black Dial 18k Gold Steel Quartz Watch

Vintage Tiffany & Co. Tesoro Diamond Black Dial 18k Gold Steel Quartz Watch

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in University Place, WA

A vintage Tiffany & Co. Tesoro ladies wristwatch in stainless steel with 18k yellow gold accents.

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1990s Wrist Watches

Materials

Quartz, Diamond, Steel, 18k Gold

Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18k Gold and Stainless Steel Two-Tone Date Watch 36mm
Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18k Gold and Stainless Steel Two-Tone Date Watch 36mm

Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18k Gold and Stainless Steel Two-Tone Date Watch 36mm

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in University Place, WA

A Tiffany & Co. Tesoro wristwatch in a two-tone design combining stainless steel with 18k yellow gold accents.

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Late 20th Century Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Stainless Steel

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Tiffany & Co. Tesoro Watch
Tiffany & Co. Tesoro Watch

Tiffany & Co. Tesoro Watch

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Finely crafted in 18K yellow gold with a white face. The diameter of the face measures 33mm. Swiss made Size 6 1/5 Circa 1980s

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Vintage 1980s American Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold

Tiffany & Co. Ladies Yellow Gold Tesoro Wristwatch

Tiffany & Co. Ladies Yellow Gold Tesoro Wristwatch

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Miami, FL

18k yellow gold Tesoro-Tiffany & Co. Watch. Metal weight: 78.99 grams This gold Tiffany & Co. watch is accompanied by a retail appraisal performed by a GIA Graduate Gemologist.

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20th Century Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Authentic Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18 Karat Gold Watch
Authentic Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18 Karat Gold Watch

Authentic Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18 Karat Gold Watch

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Authentic Tiffany & Co "Tesoro" Ladies Watch Watch is in working condition Very good condition overall casing of watch is: 24.5mm wide Band: 13.45mm 74.8 grams 6.5 inches long ...

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20th Century American Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Tiffany & Co. Tesoro Ladies 18 Karat Gold Quartz Wristwatch
Tiffany & Co. Tesoro Ladies 18 Karat Gold Quartz Wristwatch

Tiffany & Co. Tesoro Ladies 18 Karat Gold Quartz Wristwatch

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Mount Kisco, NY

This Tiffany Tesoro timepiece, reference #MO130, sports the original attractive crocodile leather strap in a uniquely pleasing soft hunter green and is finished with a genuine 18K go...

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Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold

Exquisite Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18K Yellow Gold Heavy Link Bracelet Watch
Exquisite Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18K Yellow Gold Heavy Link Bracelet Watch

Exquisite Tiffany & Co. Tesoro 18K Yellow Gold Heavy Link Bracelet Watch

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Indulge in the epitome of luxury and timeless elegance with the Tiffany & Co. Tesoro Heavy Link Bracelet Watch, meticulously crafted in lustrous 18K yellow gold.

Category

Late 20th Century Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Tiffany and Co Diamond Watch. 18k Tiffany Tesoro Stainless Steel Ladies 25mm.
Tiffany and Co Diamond Watch. 18k Tiffany Tesoro Stainless Steel Ladies 25mm.

Tiffany and Co Diamond Watch. 18k Tiffany Tesoro Stainless Steel Ladies 25mm.

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Port Charlotte, FL

RARE Tiffany and Co Tessoro Watch L0112 RARE DIAMOND DIAL 18k Gold with Stainless Steel 25mm case Beautiful Watch. Quartz. Works and keeps time. New Battery installed. Comes with...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel

Tiffany & Co Tesoro Yellow Gold Watch
Tiffany & Co Tesoro Yellow Gold Watch

Tiffany & Co Tesoro Yellow Gold Watch

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Lambertville, NJ

18k yellow gold watch, crafted by Tiffany for Tesoro collection ref.M0133 10-117, featuring white dial with gold stick markers and date window at 3 o'clock.Case is 33mm excl crown x ...

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20th Century Swiss More Jewelry

Materials

18k Gold

Tiffany & Co. Tesoro Diamond Yellow Gold L0133
Tiffany & Co. Tesoro Diamond Yellow Gold L0133

Tiffany & Co. Tesoro Diamond Yellow Gold L0133

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire

"Ref: COM2155 Manufacturer: Tiffany Model: tesoro Model Ref: L0133 Age: Gender: Ladies Complete With: Xupes Presentation Box Dial: White Ruby Glass: Sapphire Crystal Movement: Quart...

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Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

TIFFANY & CO Lady's Yellow Gold Tesoro Wristwatch with Diamond Bezel
TIFFANY & CO Lady's Yellow Gold Tesoro Wristwatch with Diamond Bezel

TIFFANY & CO Lady's Yellow Gold Tesoro Wristwatch with Diamond Bezel

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Brand Name: Tiffany & Co. Series: Tesoro Gender: Lady's Case Material: 18k Yellow Gold Dial Color: White Dial with Diamond Markers Movement: Quartz Functions: Hours, Min...

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1990s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

Ladies Tiffany & Co. Tesoro L0112 Steel Gold Quartz Watch
Ladies Tiffany & Co. Tesoro L0112 Steel Gold Quartz Watch

Ladies Tiffany & Co. Tesoro L0112 Steel Gold Quartz Watch

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Brand Tiffany & Co. Model Tesoro L0112 Gender Ladies Condition Pre-owned Movement Swiss Quartz Case Material Stainless Steel & 18K Yellow Gold Bracelet / Strap Material Stainless St...

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2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

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By Tutti Frutti Jewellery

Located in Bangkok, TH

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Gold Tiffany Tesoro For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the gold tiffany tesoro you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from Gold, 18k Gold and Yellow Gold — can elevate any look. Our collection of these items for sale includes 6 vintage editions and 5 modern creations to choose from as well. Finding the perfect gold tiffany tesoro may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. A gold tiffany tesoro of any era or style can lend versatility to your look, but a version featuring Diamond, from our inventory of 2, is particularly popular. Today, if you’re looking for a round cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes alternatives. If you’re browsing our inventory for a gold tiffany tesoro, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and men.

How Much is a Gold Tiffany Tesoro?

Prices for a gold tiffany tesoro can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $595 and can go as high as $23,778, while this accessory, on average, fetches $4,500.

Tiffany & Co. for sale on 1stDibs

Tiffany & Co. is one of the most prominent purveyors of luxury goods in the United States, and has long been an important arbiter of style in the design of diamond engagement rings. A young Franklin Delano Roosevelt proposed to his future wife, Eleanor, with a Tiffany ring in 1904. Vanderbilts, Whitneys, Astors and members of the Russian imperial family all wore Tiffany & Co. jewelry. And Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis preferred Tiffany china for state dinners at the White House.

Although synonymous with luxury today, the firm started out rather modestly. Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young founded it in Connecticut as a “stationery and fancy goods emporium” in 1837, at a time when European imports still dominated the nascent American luxury market. In 1853, Charles Tiffany — who in 1845 had launched the company’s famed catalog, the Blue Book, and with it, the firm’s signature robin’s-egg blue, which he chose for the cover — shifted the focus to fine jewelry.

In 1868, Tiffany & Co. gained international recognition when it became the first U.S. firm to win an award for excellence in silverware at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. From then on, it belonged to the pantheon of American luxury brands.

At the start of the Gilded Age, in 1870, Tiffany & Co. opened its flagship store, described as a "palace of jewels" by the New York Times, at 15 Union Square West in Manhattan. Throughout this period, its designs for silver tableware, ceremonial silver, flatware and jewelry were highly sought-after indicators of status and taste. They also won the firm numerous accolades, including the grand prize for silverware at the Paris Exposition of 1878. Among the firm’s glittering creations from this time are masterworks of Art Nouveau jewelry, such as this delicate aquamarine necklace and this lavish plique-à-jour peridot and gold necklace, both circa 1900.

When Charles Lewis Tiffany died, in 1902, his son Louis Comfort Tiffany became the firm’s design director. Under his leadership, the Tiffany silver studio was a de facto design school for apprentice silversmiths, who worked alongside head artisan Edward C. Moore. The firm produced distinctive objects inspired by Japanese art and design, North American plants and flowers, and Native American patterns and crafts, adding aesthetic diversity to Tiffany & Co.’s distinguished repertoire.

Tiffany is also closely associated with diamonds, even lending its name to one particularly rare and exceptional yellow stone. The firm bought the Tiffany diamond in its raw state from the Kimberley mines of South Africa in 1878. Cut to create a 128.54-carat gem with an unprecedented 82 facets, it is one of the most spectacular examples of a yellow diamond in the world.

In a broader sense, Tiffany & Co. helped put diamonds on the map in 1886 by introducing the American marketplace to the solitaire diamond design, which is still among the most popular engagement-ring styles. The trademark Tiffany® Setting raises the stone above the band on six prongs, allowing its facets to catch the light. A lovely recent example is this circa-2000 platinum engagement ring. Displaying a different design and aesthetic (but equally chic) is this exquisite diamond and ruby ring from the 1930s.

Find Tiffany & Co. jewelry, serveware and decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship

Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself. 

Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.

Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.

For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.

Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.

In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so. 

Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.

Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle. 

BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.

A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in

Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.

Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.

Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Wrist-watches for You

Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.

Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.

Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.

Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.

In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.

Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.

Find antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches for sale on 1stDibs.