RARE PATEK PHILIPPE MID-CENTURY 1970s vintage watch Diamonds and Emeralds

Diamonds and Emeralds

Please note that we do not guarantee waterproofing on vintage or pre-owned timepieces

51 grams per earring / H 21

Weight: 29

Maker: Pierre Cardin x Jaeger LeCoultre

RARE PATEK PHILIPPE MID-CENTURY 1970s vintage watch Diamonds and EmeraldsFor 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