Van Cleef

Chilling with the Van Cleef & Arpels Monsieur Arpels Reveil GMT. Movement by Jaeger-LeCoultre and retrograde date complication by Agenhor.

Van Cleef & Arpels has released a new variant of its dual time zone complication with double jumping hours and retrograde minutes . It's the Midnight Heure d'ici & Heure d'ailleurs ref. VCARPEVI00 . So I thought it would be interesting to review the three

I feel like Van Cleef & Arpels’ creation don’t get a lot of attention. There were a release in Watches and Wonders that really left me impressed. I thought the Midnight Jour Nuit Phase de Lune watch was an interesting complication - not sure I have seen i

Even TAG Heuer is doing technical horology as they enter F1 sponsorship. Technical horology is very interesting... but, for me, it has no soul. Super grand complications are nice, tho be aware of how some brands/types are fragile and service costs / wait

Founded in 1848 , Haas Neveux & Co . is a forgotten brand , which is currently undergoing a renaissance . The first two phases of the revival have been completed : I. Archival Research ; II. Design Codification . Phases III ( Contemporary Interpretation )

Van Cleef & Arpels Vintage Alhambra. Always loved it and bought it for my bride. Now that men are wearing them I am alI over it. I’m easy (comfortable) with them and zero problem “pulling it off.” Love the craftsmanship. There is a video of how the “motif

I read that Cartier never bothered to patent the design he called "Vendome Lugs" but Van Cleef & Arpels did. I like how the round watch case is emphasized and the lugs are almost not part of the case design. Even more so on VC&A designs like "Lady

This is the kind of AP watch I would love to own... The total output for non-perpetual calendar timepieces by Audemars Piguet between 1924 and 1967 amounts to an incredibly meagre 176 examples . This production is split into two “ phases ”, implying diffe

Van Cleef & Arpels perfected the jewellery watch. Whereas Abram Louis Breguet invented everything that is serious about watch making, VC&A took those skills to create magic. This is the Heures Florales, a watch that tells the hour by the number of flowers

Hi all. Someone special to me collects wonderful watches, with an emphasis on Van Cleef & Arpels. We share a love for watch collecting, and I am putting together a list of other impressive watches for her. I am interested in Automata, Metiers d’Art, and o