Van Cleef & Arpels Articles

Founded in the legendary Place Vendôme in 1906 by Alfred Van Cleef & Estelle Arpels, the couple's love story infuses each of the Maison's designs. Van Cleef & Arpels is as famous for its fine jewellery as it is for its "mystery setting" technique and annual collections of high jewellery.

Van Cleef & Arpels Cadenas watch in yellow gold with a mother-of-pearl dial
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Women and the evolution of watch design

Van Cleef & Arpels Ruby Secret watch
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Divine diamond watches for divas

Van Cleef & Arpels Extraordinaire Charm Esperance watch
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Counting carats at Harrods

Van Cleef & Arpels Heure d’ici & Heure d’ailleurs watch
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The only ones to watch

Van Cleef & Arpels Cadenas Pavée Saphirs Roses watch
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High jewellery watches with coloured gemstones to brighten the hours

Van Cleef & Arpels Carpe Koi secret watch
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Fish-faced: new ladies' watches that swim in time to luxury

Van Cleef & Arpels Amour watch, from the Charms collection, is decorated with cyclamens, wallflowers and forget-me-nots, and is said to symbolise memory, beauty and lasting sentiments - a most appropriate message for Mother's Day.
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Say it with flowers this Mother's Day with a floral dial watch

The Carpes Koï ring from the Palais de la Chance collection was the inspiration behind the Carpe Koï watch, which recreates the theme of movement in nature - a favourite at Van Cleef & Arpels.
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Van Cleef & Arpels watches: a fabulously fancy fish emboldened with coloured gemstones

Van Cleef & Arpels Cadenas watch in yellow gold with a mother-of-pearl dial
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Van Cleef and Arpels revisit one of its the most iconic watches from the 1930s

Van Cleef & Arpels high jewellery Lady Arpels Zodiac Capricorn watch in a white gold case. The beautiful green enamel dial is enlivened with touches of mother-of-pearl and white and yellow diamonds bringing the headstrong ram to life. Limited edition of 2
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2015 is the Year of the Goat in the Chinese zodiac

Chaumet's Hortensia Tourbillon watch features a round dial with a grand feu enamel background and hand-sculpted and engraved flowers, illuminated by diamonds on the bezel and lugs.
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GPHG 2014: the beautiful contestants in the Ladies High Mechanical category for the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

Van Cleef & Arpels' Midnight Planétarium watch features an aventurine dial with six tiny spheres representing six planets that rotate at different speeds, with Saturn taking 29 years to complete its rotation.
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Watches and Wonders prepares for its second show in Hong Kong for Asian watch enthusiasts