Creation Lauer 18ct Gold Lapis Bracelet Watch
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Creation Laudier a lady's 18ct gold bracelet watch with lapis lazuli dial circa 1970. Dial: lapis dial, signed Creation Lauer, painted baton quarters. Calibre: manual winding, fully jewelled. Case: polished round, textured Byzantine link design bezel, snap on back. Closure: integrated 18ct gold double row Byzantine link bracelet and folding clasp dimensions: 27 mm diameter, overall length approximately 159 mm. Signed: case, dial and bracelet. Accessories: none. Provenance: The property of a European Collector.
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- Lapis Lazuli - Lapis lazuli is a semi-precious deep blue coloured stone, sometimes with gold inclusions, that has been used for thousands of years for jewellery, decorative items and decoration.
It is mined in Afghanistan, Siberia, Chile, USA and Burma. The mines in north-eastern Afghanistan are the largest source of lapis lazuli, and have been operating for over 6,000 years.
They were the source of the stone for the ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilsations. - 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.
- 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.