Vacheron & Constantin a fine lady's platinum diamond and onyx bracelet watch ref 6668 case 244744 circa 1925, manual winding rectangular movement, 16 jewels with 5 adjustments, hexagonal silvered dial with Arabic numerals, blued steel hands, onyx set bezel, diamond-set case within an integrated bracelet set throughout with round-cut diamonds and onyx accents arranged in a geometric pattern, case and movement signed, length 23 mm, overall length 174 mm, with minor deficiency to some onyx inserts
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- Bezel - On a clock or watch, the bezel is the metal frame into which the watch or clock glass is fitted. In clocks, the bezel may include a hinge and a flange, in effect a door to the face of the clock. In jewellery the bezel is a band of metal with a projecting lip that holds the gemstone in its setting.
- Onyx - Onyx is a form of agate, used from antiquity and popular again in the 1920s and 30s. European onyx is generally green, but can be many other colours, and can contain bands of black and/or white.
This multicoloured stone is widely used for table tops, lamp bases and in jewellery. Some types of onyx are also used for cameos of which the upper white layer is cut away to reveal the colour beneath.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
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