RARE PATEK PHILIPPE MID-CENTURY Rare Omega watch

RARE PATEK PHILIPPE MID-CENTURY Rare Omega watchFor most of history, a woman was not expected to wear a watch. As if she had no use for time. Elizabeth I owned watches. In 1571, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, famously presented her with an elaborate jeweled watch set in an armlet as a New Year's gift. For the next three centuries, a woman's watch usually swung from a ribbon, nestled inside a pendant, or hung from a chatelaine at her waist. The wrist belonged to bracelets, lace, and gloves, not

56gLength: 44cm/17

0gLength: 95

The most frequent subjects of these pieces were wildlife

a graceful departure from traditional round cases

Many examples were worn as everyday luxury pieces

faceted by hand in the last generation

Refined yet effortless

Condition: Very good - unpolished condition

known for dress watches and complicated movements made in very small quantities

Color: Yellow Gold

0 Carat Mixed-Cut Diamond Bracelet

And even though he opted to take a different path