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Miss America Watch

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Art Deco White Gold Filled Ladies Watch by Bulova, Serviced, circa 1935
By Bulova Watch Company
Located in Westward ho, GB
watch company Bulova. For your consideration is this very attractive Bulova ‘Miss America’ ladies manual
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled, White Gold

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Miss America Watch For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact miss america watch you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Pop Art style, while we also have 10 Pop Art versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a miss america watch may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right miss america watch is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes beige, gray, green and purple. Creating a miss america watch has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Stefanie Schneider, Olaf Schneider, Corita Kent, Forest Hart and Mark Schiff are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in polaroid, paper and c print can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Miss America Watch?

A miss america watch can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $900, while the lowest priced sells for $105 and the highest can go for as much as $160,000.

A Close Look at Art-deco Jewelry

Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.

The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.

However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)

While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.

Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.

A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.

Find unique Art Deco necklaces, earrings, bracelets and other jewelry on 1stDibs.