The Cadenas timepiece of 1935 combined creativity, functionality and formal beauty. The geometric nature of the Cadenas, much in vogue in the nineteen-thirties, has come to the fore again in the designs of the twenty-first century. Van Cleef & Arpels is the creator of a unique model, whose creative and emblematic design appeals throughout the years.
An eternal classic, the Cadenas timepiece brings to its owner a sense of the certainties that are unmoved by time. An accessory of such profound attractiveness, it stimulates amazement in all who set eyes on it. As she is told, the Duchess of Windsor was its inspiration. Since then, it has become a timeless addition to the Van Cleef & Arpels colleciton. The Cadenas timepiece underscores the elegance of all women, in its S and M sizes.
In the first years of the last century, no elegant woman could wear a watch on her wrist when in society, nonetheless be seen to look at it for the time. Van Cleef & Arpels Cadenas timepiece was thus designed as a bracelet of original design, that had the appearance of a watch only in the eyes of its wearer.
Picture shows on left,
Cadenas S ref. WHSCO5G4 with the design reinvented in petite fashion. The clasp and case are both in steel. With Swiss quartz movement and silver dial.
Picture shows on right,
Cadenas M ref. WHWG0301; the legendary design presented in a larger version. The buckle and case, in white gold and diamonds, embody the win notions that have become integral to the House: the Buckle and Playful Functionality. A swiss quartz movement ensures the rotation of the baton hands around a white gold dial that is covered in diamonds.
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