Million Air Fall 2024

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS BRISE D’ÉTÉ Perhaps no other brand in the world can tell a poetic story on the wrist like Van Cleef & Arpels. Its newest 38mm 18K white gold Brise d’Été watch, part of its Poetic Complications collection, is a prime example. The incredible dial is created using plique-à-jour (similar to a stained-glass e ff ect) and other enamel techniques against a mother-of-pearl background to showcase blooming fl owers in all their glory. But the true beauty of this timepiece is the two enamel butter fl ies that fl utter around the dial as the fl owers sway in what could be a summer breeze. The fl ight of fancy is set into motion with the push of a button at half past seven on the case side. The dance lasts 12 seconds, then the butter fl ies fl utter back to their spot to indicate the hour on a diamond-set retrograde outer scale that runs from 10 o’clock to 4 o’clock on the dial. The yellow-orange butter fl y indicates daytime hours and the blue butter fl y indicates nighttime hours. Each watch is numbered. Price on request, vancleefarpels.com

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