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Rare Art Deco C.H. Meylan Diamond Platinum Pendant Watch on Diamond Long Chain

$10,500
£7,936.70
€9,120.68
CA$14,621.18
A$16,265.47
CHF 8,526.56
MX$198,760.07
NOK 108,575.14
SEK 102,208.48
DKK 68,082.40
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Fine and rare Art Deco period diamond and platinum pendant watch by C.H. Meylan on long, beautiful diamond and 18K white gold chain. Early 20th Century Charles-Henri Meylan is a storied name in the field of fine watchmaking, connected with Patek Philippe, Cartier, Tiffany & Co., Audemers Piguet, H. Moser & Cie and Van Cleef & Arpels. In 2008, his Henry Graves Supercomplication set a record for the most expensive American watch when it was sold at Sotheby's for $266,500 ($50,000-70,000). The largest currently known collection of C.H. Meylan watches, over 200 pieces, is owned by Georges-Henry Meylan, a distant relative of Charles-Henri. Georges-Henri led Audemars Piguet for over two decades and is the Chairman of MELB Holdings, which owns H. Moser & Cie. References: For additional information, please see the fascinating In-Depth article by Mark Kauzlarich, June 2, 2022. The central design of the diamond encrusted case features a vertical bow tie motif with a center diamond measuring 3.8mm, a finely detailed crown with a diamond set trefoil design and an attractive trefoil bale. The sides are decorated with a distinctive laurel wreath border. A 26 inch long 18K white gold chain is set with 14 diamonds elegantly spaced between elongated rhombus shaped lozenges. A fabulous Art Deco jewel. Movement: C.H. Meylan Brassus, Swiss, 18 jewels, 5 adjustments, 32079. Manual wind, in good working order. Dial: Off-white, breguet hands, black Arabic numerals Crown: unusual, trefoil, set with three diamonds Diamonds: European and Single cut, G-H, approximately 1.6 TCW Chain tested for 18K gold Watch tested for platinum Watch Length: 1.82 inches including bale Watch width: .57 inches Chain: 26 inches

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