Rolex Day-Date NOS Rare Oxblood Stella Dial 18038
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A rare yellow gold Day-Date by Rolex. Featuring the highly sought out and collectable oxblood Stella dial, which features emerald cut diamond hour markers and a fixed yellow gold flu...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rare Rolex NOS Day-Date Green Stella Dial Diamond Set 18048
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A rare NOS yellow gold Day-Date by Rolex from 1980. Featuring a stunning green Stella dial with diamond set hour markers and a fixed yellow gold fluted bezel set with 44 round brilli...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Day-Date 36mm Yellow Gold Watch, Oxblood Stella Dial 18038, Circa 1982
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A rare yellow gold Day-Date by Rolex. Featuring the highly collectable Oxblood Stella dial which is complemented by a fixed fluted yellow gold bezel.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1972 Rolex Day Date Oxblood Stella 'Qaboos' Ref. 1803
By Rolex
Located in Dubai, AE
Qaboos Stella Since its inception in the mid 1950s the Day Date embodies the absolute top model of the Rolex collection range and is a sign of success, wealth and prosperity.
18k Gold
ROLEX A Yellow Gold Pink "Stella" Dial Day-Date Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Rolex, A yellow gold Day-Date wristwatch with lacquered pink "Stella" dial, case measures 36mm, circa 1970s.
1994 Rolex Day Date British Racing Green Stella Diamond Dial Ref. 18248
By Rolex
Located in Dubai, AE
Brand: Rolex Model: Day Date British Green Stella diamond dial Ref.
18k Gold
Rolex Day-Date Unworn Rare Coral Stella Diamond Dial 18038
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A 36mm stunningly rare Rolex Day-Date Stella Dial crafted in yellow gold.
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
ROLEX Day-Date Red "Stella" Dial
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
18k yellow gold Rolex "Day-Date" with enamel lacquered "Stella" dial in an intense red color.
ROLEX "Stella" Maroon Dial Italian Day-Date
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
ROLEX "Stella" Maroon Dial Italian Day-Date
18k Gold
Rolex Day-Date Turquoise Stella Diamond Dial 1803
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A vintage 36mm Day-Date in yellow gold by Rolex, featuring a rare turquoise Stella dial set with 2 baguette-cut and 8 round brilliant cut diamond hour markers.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rare Rolex Day-Date Turquoise Stella Dial 18039
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A rare 36mm Day-Date crafted in white gold by Rolex. Featuring a stunning turquoise Stella dial set with 8 single cut diamonds as well as 2 baguette cut diamond hour markers and a fi...
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Rare Diamond Marker "Stella" Dial Day-Date Rolex
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
The dial condition is mint with antique patina day and date. The Case is also in excellent condition, this 18K yellow gold looks almost rose in some light.
18k Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Orange "Stella" Dial Day-Date Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
For Day-Date collectors or those who seek the most elite level of novelties, we offer this rare orange Stella dial Rolex Day-Date with a Rolex ruby and diamond bezel.
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
ROLEX Green "Stella" Dial Rare White Gold Day-Date
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
An original "Stella" Day-Date by Rolex with vintage enamel lacquer dial in pristine condition.
18k Gold, White Gold
Rare Rolex Day-Date Nos Green Stella Dial 18038
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A rare NOS yellow gold Day-Date by Rolex. Featuring a stunning green Stella dial with emerald cut diamond hour markers and a fixed yellow gold fluted bezel.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Day-Date Rare Peach Stella Diamond Dial 18038
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A 36mm Day-Date in yellow gold by Rolex. Featuring a rare peach stella dial set with 2 baguette-cut diamonds and 8 round brilliant-cut diamonds as well as a yellow gold fluted bezel.
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Rose Gold Oxblood Stella Dial Day-Date Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Pink gold Stellas are a particular rarity in an already elite category of collectable Rolex watches. Note the pie pan dial and rose gold markers. The oxblood color is a beautiful com...
Rose Gold
Rolex Day-Date ox blood stella gents 18038 watch
By Rolex
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
REF W3091 MODEL NUMBER 18038 SERIAL NUMBER 615**** CONDITION 9 - Excellent condition GENDER Gents AGE 1980 CASE DIAMETER 36 mm CASE SIZE 36mm BOX & PAPERS Box only MOVEMENT ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
ROLEX All-Original Blue Stella Dial Yellow Gold Day-Date
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
18k yellow gold Rolex "Day-Date" with enamel lacquered "Stella" dial in an intense blue color.
18k Gold
ROLEX Diamond Green Lacquer Stella Dial Rose Gold Day-Date
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
An original "Stella" Day-Date by Rolex with vintage enamel lacquer dial in excellent condition.
18k Gold
ROLEX All-Original Orange Stella Dial Yellow Gold Day-Date
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
18k yellow gold Rolex "Day-Date" with enamel lacquered "Stella" dial in an intense orange color (very orange!).
18k Gold
ROLEX Diamond Seafoam Green "Stella" Dial White Gold Day-Date
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
An all original factory Rolex white gold Day-Date with an extraordinary Seafoam green "Stella" lacquer dial… and diamonds!!
Diamond, White Gold
Rolex Rare Day-Date Oxblood Stella Dial Bark Finish 1807
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A rare yellow gold Day-Date by Rolex. Featuring the highly collectable Oxblood Stella dial which is complemented by a fixed Bark Finish yellow gold bezel.
Yellow Gold
Rolex Day-Date White Gold with "ROSE STELLA" Diamond Dial
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
For the discerning Rolex enthusiast, the sophisticated fashion devotee or the astute collector of fine, rare objects, we present an important Rolex timepiece with an extremely rare, ...
18k Gold, White Gold
ROLEX All-Original Blue Stella Diamond Dial Yellow Gold Day-Date
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
The dial condition is mint with antique patina day and date in a very late model Stella (one of last Stella diamond dial watches ever made).
Diamond, 18k Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Green Stella Dial Day-Date Wristwatch Ref 18038
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
This is a later example, with a sapphire crystal on a single quick Day-Date. There is spidering on the dial, but that is known to occur with Stellas. 36mm.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
ROLEX 1980's "Stella" Omani "Coat of Arms" Arabic Day-Date
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Many Rolex timepieces with "Stella" dials were produced for the Middle-Eastern market. This is a great example, with a rich burgundy dial and has the unique added detail of the Crest...
18k Gold
"Stella" Dial Rare 18K Yellow Gold Day-Date Ref 1803 by Rolex
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
"Stella" Dial Rare 18K Yellow Gold Day-Date by Rolex - The Day-Date is one of the most popular luxury watches ever made spelling the entire day in addition to the date, this one is p...
18k Gold
Rolex Rare Rose Gold Arabic Diamond Oxblood Stella Dial Day-Date Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Unusual and beautiful Rolex 18k rose gold oxblood Stella Day-Date with original Rolex factory diamonds on the dial and the day- and date marked in Arabic.
Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Rolex White and Yellow Gold Day-Date Jubilee Karat Bracelet "Stella" Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Super rare Rolex Day-Date with all original oxblood 'Stella" diamond "string" dial, asscher cut diamond bezel and 18k yellow and white gold Jubilee Karat bracelet.
Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex White Gold Green Stella Dial Day Date Omani Crest Automatic Wristwatch
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A Very Rare White Gold Oyster Perpetual Day-Date Gents Wristwatch, original green Stella dial with 10 applied round brilliant cut diamond and 2 baguette cut diamond hour markers, day...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Very Rare Rolex Green Stella Dial Omani Crest Diamond Bezel Oyster Day-Date
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A Very Rare White Gold Oyster Perpetual Day-Date Gents Wristwatch, original green Stella dial with 10 applied round brilliant cut diamond and 2 baguette cut diamond hour markers, day...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Rolex Day-Date Orange "Stella Dial Presidential" in 18k
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is a Rolex 18k Day Date Presidential reference 1803 with an original Orange enamel dial aka the Stella Dial.
Rolex Day-Date Green "Stella Dial Presidential" Ref 1807
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rolex Day-Date Green "Stella Dial Presidential" 18k white gold with texture Presidential bracelet, Ref 1807.
Rolex Day-Date Turquoise "Stella Dial Presidential" in 18k
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rolex 18k yellow gold Oyster Perpetual Day-Date "Presidential", reference #1802, automatic movement, round screw back case, turquoise "Stella" dial, luminous dot & applied yellow gol...
Rolex Day-Date Green "Stella Dial Presidential" 18k Ref 1803
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This Rolex Presidential come with punched chronometer certificate, Day-Date manual, and a Rolex booklet.
Rolex Yellow Gold Day-Date Watch, Orange Stella Dial Ref 1803
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is a Rolex 18k Day-Date President, Ref. 1803, with an orange enamel Stella dial.
Rolex Yellow Gold Day Date Turquoise Stella Presidential Wristwatch Ref 1803
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rolex Day-Date "Presidential" reference 1803 in yellow gold with a turquoise "Stella" dial, fluted bezel, and is on a "Presidential" bracelet.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex White Gold, Diamond Day-Date Stella Green Dial Ref 18349
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is an extremely rare version of a Rolex Day Date Presidential with an original factory diamond bezel and a rare original green Stella diamond dial.
Rolex Yellow Gold Day-Date Wristwatch with Orange Stella Dial Ref 1803
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is a Rolex 18k yellow gold Day-Date President wristwatch, Ref. 1803, with an original orange Stella Dial.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Day-Date Wristwatch Ref 1803 with Green Stella Dial
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is a Rolex 18k yellow gold Day-Date President wristwatch, Ref. 1803, with an original green Stella dial, with a fluted bezel.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex White Gold Day-Date Wristwatch with Green Stella Dial Ref 1803
By Rolex
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rolex 18k white gold Day-Date President wristwatch, Ref. 1803, with an unusual green Stella dial, fluted bezel, on a President bracelet.
White Gold, 18k Gold
Rolex Day Date Stella Dial 18k Rose Gold 1803
By Rolex
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: W5504 Manufacturer: Rolex Model: Day-Date Model Ref: 1803 Age: Circa 1970's Gender: Unisex Complete With: Box Only Dial: Ox Blood Stella Glass: Plexiglass Movement: Automatic Wa...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Rolex Day Date Stella Dial 18 Karat Rose Gold, 1803
By Rolex
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: W5504 Manufacturer: Rolex Model: Day-Date Model Ref: 1803 Age: Circa 1970's Gender: Unisex Complete With: Box Only Dial: Ox Blood Stella Glass: Plexiglass Movement: Automatic Wa...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
1988 Rolex Day Date Lilac Stella Ref. 18238
By Rolex
Located in Dubai, AE
Yes, its Lilac Stellar is probably the best word to describe this marvelous Rolex Day Date 18238 from 1988 featuring the uber rare, almost elusive Lilac Stella dial.
18k Gold
ROLEX Yellow Gold Day-Date with Blue "Stella" Dial
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Blue "Stella" dial, applied gold baton numerals with luminous accents, sweep center seconds, aperture for the day, magnified window for the date, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type ...
1971 Rolex Day Date WG Green Stella Diamond Dial Ref. 1803
By Rolex
Located in Dubai, AE
As a consequence it is safe to say that special dials for white gold are rare and in the case of Stella dials, extremely rare. Brand: Rolex Model: Day Date WG Green Stella Diamond ...
18k Gold
Rolex Day-Date 36 Stella Dial 18 Karat Yellow Gold 18238
By Rolex
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
"Ref: W6498 Manufacturer: Rolex Model: Day-Date Model Ref: 18238 Age: 1995 Gender: Unisex Complete With: Box Only Dial: Blue Stella Baton Glass: Sapphire Crystal Movement: Automatic ...
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Day-Date Wristwatch Ref 1803 with Burgundy Stella Dial
By Rolex
Located in Boston, MA
Rolex 18k yellow gold vintage Day-Date President wristwatch, automatic movement, 36mm.
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Day-Date Wristwatch with Blue Diamond Stella Dial circa 1977
By Rolex
Located in Paris, FR
Rolex 18k yellow gold Day-date wristwatch with a blue Stella dial with diamond indexes. 18k yellow gold bracelet.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Day-Date Wristwatch with Stella Dial Ref. 18038 circa 1987
By Rolex
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Rolex Day-Date Ref. 18038 Case 18k yellow gold, screw-back case, sapphire crystal, screw-down crown, 36mm Movement Automatic, chronometer, day and date Dial original S...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Yellow Gold Day-Date Stella Dial Arabic Script Wristwatch Ref 18038
By Rolex
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This extremely rare Rolex Day-Date, ref. 18038 features one of the most unusual dials we have ever seen.
18k Gold
Gianni Versace Red Leather Motorcycle Jacket and Skirt A/W 1994
By Gianni Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous and rare red patent leather motorcycle jacket with matching skirt from Gianni Versace. It has all of Versace's amazing attention to detail including Medusa head pulls on t...
$38,400Sale Price|20% Off
Rolex x Loree Rodkin Watch
By Rolex
Located in London, GB
A Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date crafted in 18k yellow gold, customised by jewellery designer Loree Rodkin. The watch features a champagne dial with baton hour markers, day aperture...
Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold
Rolex Yacht-Master White Dial 18K Yellow Gold Watch
By Rolex
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
Pre Owned Vintage Rolex Model Yacht-Master 169628 Serial/Year Pre-Owned Case Diameter 40 mm Dial White Automatic 2235 movement, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, waterproof, screw...
Yellow Gold
Prada Fairy Collection Pink Print Silk Dress, 2008
By Prada
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Italian luxury brand Prada has made a mark with their refined styles and classic reinventions. However, the namesake designer Miuccia Prada is no stranger to considering creative twi...
Celine Brown Cut out Back Dress with Bead Trim S/S 2003
By Celine, Michael Kors
Located in Water Mill, NY
A very chic brown jersey dress by Michael Kors for Celine. It has rows of brown wooden bead adorned fine straps emanating from the front neckline which extend over the shoulders cros...
1990S GIANNI VERSACE Lilac Silk Chiffon & Crystal Metal Mesh Cocktail Dress Wit
By Gianni Versace
Located in New York, NY
1990S GIANNI VERSACE Lilac Silk Chiffon & Crystal Metal Mesh Cocktail Dress With Full Side Slits
1988 Rolex Day Date Rubellite Diamond Dial Ref. 18038
By Rolex
Located in Dubai, AE
Rubellite Rolex hasn’t left a stone unturned when it comes to the selection of materials they used for their dials. One family of dials is the stone dials which categorically inclu...
Diamond, Rubelite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Jean Paul Gaultier Stonewash Blue Jean Denim Vintage Belted 90s Jacket
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in San Diego, CA
Insane 1990s JEAN PAUL GAULTIER light stone wash lightweight belted denim moto jacket! Features a special treated soft denim fabric. JPG embossed brass buttons up the front. Detachab...
Rolex President Brown Dial Diamond 18K Day Date Watch Ref 18038
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome, hardly ever worn Gentlemen’s Rolex President Day Date watch, Ref 18038 dated late 1986.It is crafted in 18k yellow gold. Featuring All Original scratch resistant Sapphire C...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Tom Ford for Gucci Mink Suede Ad Boots Sz 10.5
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Tom Ford for Gucci Suede Mink Boots RARE & Brand New! * Chocolate Brown Suede * U.S. Size: 10.5 * Mink Lined * Rubber Heel & Sole * .75" Front Platform * 4.75" Heel * Gucci W...
Tom Ford For Gucci Final Collection Python Runway Ad Suede Boots Sz 8
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Gucci Snake Suede Boots Tom Ford For Gucci Final Collection Ad Runway Python Boots RARE * Black * Super Soft Suede Uppers * Snakeskin Heels * 1/2" Front Platform * 5" Heel * Famo...
GIVENCHY Couture S/S 1998 ALEXANDER McQUEEN 2 Pc Floral Jacquard Skirt Suit Set
By Givenchy, Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
DESCRIPTION: GIVENCHY Couture S/S 1998 ALEXANDER McQUEEN 2 Pc Floral Jacquard Skirt Suit Set Brand / Manufacturer: Givenchy Collection: Couture; Spring / Summer 1998 Designer: Ale...
Herve Leger Bodycon Dress 1990s
By Herve Léger
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful bight pink fitted dress from master designer Herve Leger in his signature stretch fabric. The dress has spaghetti straps and the body conscious fit he is famous for. It ...
$4,320
Size: FR 36 - UK 8 - US 4
Azzedine Alaia Indigo cotton denim lace up bra top and shorts, ss 1991
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in London, GB
Azzedine Alaia Indigo cotton denim bra top and mini shorts with cream lace fastenings. Spring-Summer 1991
1960S PIERRE BALMAIN Off White Rayon & Silk Crepe Modernist Gown With Draped Ba
By Pierre Balmain
Located in New York, NY
1960S PIERRE BALMAIN Off White Rayon & Silk Crepe Modernist Gown With Draped Back Train
Dolce & Gabbana RARE F/W 2002 Naomi Campbell Runway Silk Scarf Dress Sz IT44
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Dolce & Gabbana’s Fall/Winter 2002 collection offered a sultry homage to the golden age of screen sirens — and this rare runway silk scarf dress is no exception. Cut from lustrou...
While the rise in popularity of vintage Rolex watches is of no surprise to aficionados, collectors and industry experts, when it comes to contemporary luxury wristwatches, Rolex is also often the first brand that springs to mind. Not only is the company revered for its precision timekeeping and impeccable craftsmanship, but its name was designed to be memorable.
Rolex's enviable worldwide recognition can be credited in part to the genius of company founder Hans Wilsdorf. When the German-born watch dealer and his brother-in-law, Alfred Davis, set up their London enterprise, in 1905, they called it Wilsdorf & Davis, according to the traditional formula.
But Wilsdorf was determined to come up with another name that was short, would look good on a watch dial and was easy to say and remember in several languages. In 1908, he trademarked the name Rolex, and by 1920, he had moved the company to Geneva and redubbed it as Montres Rolex S.A.
But the main reasons for the brand’s success are its aforementioned commitment to precision and unflagging pursuit of innovation. In 1926, the company introduced the aptly named Oyster model. With a screw-down crown and case back, both fitted with rubber gaskets, this was the first truly waterproof watch.
Five years later, Rolex upped the ante with the Oyster Perpetual. That model’s patented Perpetual movement contained a rotor mechanism enabling it to self-wind. In another trendsetting move, in 1945, the brand debuted the Datejust, with a date window prominently displayed on the dial.
The company’s two most iconic models are sports watches. Although the Submariner, which debuted in 1953, was developed as a dive watch, its waterproof case, solid construction and good looks made it a favorite of adventurers and urbanites alike, including James Bond, who wore it in classics like Dr. No and Goldfinger. The Daytona, the racing chronograph made famous by Paul Newman, is especially sought after by collectors. Newman’s personal Daytona, which hit the auction block in 2017, sold for $17.8 million.
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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.
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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.
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A fresh palette of dial colors and technological advances have elevated this classic watch model.
The watch has transformed several times over, but it’s still undeniably a classic.
This is perhaps the least subtle version of the Submariner.
If you think this looks like the Rolex Kermit, you're correct.
This model was designed for lefties.
Learn the devious techniques that counterfeiters use to sell inauthentic pieces at authentic prices. Of course, you don't have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where every seller of Rolex watches is highly vetted.
From understanding the models to choosing among vintage, pre-owned and new watches, here’s our expert advice on finding the best Rolex for you.
As the cache goes on display at London’s Design Museum, we speak to its enigmatic owner about some of his rarest acquisitions.