Gaucherand
Hidden Dial Bracelet Watch
Yellow gold hidden dial bracelet watch.
The silvered dial features baton and bullet point hour indices and gold baton hands. The dial cover is set with brilliant cut diamonds and made to resemble a lark’s head knot, while the watch itself is set upon an integrated 18ct yellow gold sculpted box link bracelet,
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Watch
MADE CIRCA: 1940
MATERIAL: 18ct Yellow Gold
MOVEMENT: Manual Mechanical
Notes
Gaucherand were creators of fine jewellery based in France with fine and elaborate creations famously worn by celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor.
This particular timepiece is an unusual one with a distinctive nautical feel clearly influenced by both cultural the celebrity styles of the period.
Nautical trends were part of a growing fashion change that had been influenced by War time, changing female roles in society and celebrities in stage and screen. This bracelet watch would have been bold and yet functional, with the dial cover protecting the timepiece from damage.
World History
- Winston Churchill, in his first address as Prime Minister of England, tells the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, "I have nothing to offer you but blood, toil, tears, and sweat."
- Charlie Chaplin releases his wartime satirical political comedy-drama film The Great Dictator.
- Olympic Games, assigned to Tokyo, Japan, and later to Helsinki, Finland, are suspended due to WWII.