These Van Cleef & Arpels Watches Capture The Poetry Of Time Beautifully
Passage of time.
By Harper's Bazaar Staff - published
White gold, sapphire, mother-of-pearl and diamond Lady Arpels Papillon Automate watch, by Van Cleef & Arpels.(Photo: Hosanna Swee)
There are watches that tell time, and then there are watches that speak of the poetry of time. And Van Cleef & Arpels’s timepiece creations have always found themselves firmly rooted in the latter category. Lovers make their way across a bridge to unite at the stroke of midnight. Ballerinas pirouette across the stage to classical music at the push of a button. A planetarium with precious spheres that orbit in real time on a surface only slightly bigger than coin… It’s a world of dreams and desires made real.
From left: White gold and diamond Lady Arpels Féerie watch; white gold, sapphire, mother-of-pearl and diamond Lady Féerie watch, both from Van Cleef & Arpels.
Rose gold, sapphire, spessartite, mother-of-pearl and diamond Charms Extraordinaire Amour watch, by Van Cleef & Arpels
From left: White gold, sapphire, spessartite and diamond Lady Arpels Pont des Amoureux Été watch; rose gold and diamond Lady Arpels Pont des Amoureux Jour watch, both from Van Cleef & Arpels