Art Deco Platinum Ladies Watch, 1920's - 1930's. Hand Made

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  Let me set the stage for you. I have been in the fine jewelry industry for, well, let’s say over 25 years! Every now and then I get to handle some extraordinary pieces. I have to say the watch I am listing today is more than just a watch. It is a slice of history that goes back to the late 1800’s and into the Art Deco period from one of the more influential platium
  
  
  How about a little Allsopp and Allsopp history:
  
  
  The Allsopp Brothers of 60 McWhorter Street were acknowledged leaders as manufacturers of diamond rings and fine gold rings with precious stone settings. In fact they have made the language of rings almost as familiar and as popular as the language of flowers to the aesthetic mind. They were masters of platinum manufacturing and have had several awards for the extraordinary detail in platinum bracelets and rings, they were true artist. All their rings have their trade mark, a capital A with a five pointed star stamped on the inner surface, and their goods were sold by high class retail jewelry emporiums all over the union.
  
  
  The two brothers, Henry and George A. Allsopp, were both practical jewelers, were born in England and came to Newark in 1881. They commenced their Jewelry business in 1887 under the firm name of H. Allsopp & Co. but in 1892 when they removed to their McWhorter Street location, they adopted the style of Allsopp Brothers. They started with three employees and in 1901 gave steady work to thirty-five, and kept four traveling salesmen continually on the road. They were members of the N. Y. Jewelers' Board of Trade and the Jewelers' League of the United States.
  
  
  See picture 5, this is an ad from 1921!
  
  
  Read picture number 4, see their expertise of platinum bracelet work, this is no exception. This watch is "Platinum Art" on the wrist!
  
  
  Now, marry their incredible talents with a Swiss watch company called Glycine and you have this watch. It is a caliber 11 from the house of Glycine. Who is Glycine? Read below:
  
  
  Since its founding by Eugène Meylan in 1914, Glycine has been producing watches at its factory in Bienne, Switzerland. Meylan was an uncompromising watch engineer who strove for perfection and nothing less. He had a profound understanding of both the market demands and the possibilities offered by the technological advances of the time.
  
  
  Very soon, he succeeded in producing extremely precise, small movements for ladies watches. The professional production in Bienne enabled Glycine to put on the market the finest miniature movements, clad in precious gold and platinum cases, often studded with diamonds. (Hence this watch I am selling)
  
  
  Glycine became a supplier to the wealthy people, particularly in England and America, who valued highly these works of fine craftsmanship. Where did the Allsopp brothers originate from, England that is why there is a connection.
  
  
  I present to you an Art Deco masterpiece from the workshop of the Allsopp Brothers and the house of Glycine. I have taken close up pictures of the platinum bracelet, it truly is extraordinary for many reasons, the level of detail is incredible. Notice how much of the crisp carving and milgrain motifs are still present. This is a testament to their skill in working in platinum which can be a very unforgiving alloy to work with.
  
  
  The watch as the original crown that also has been hand carved, who does that today? Patek, almost everyone else it gets stamped out. Look at picture 6
  
  
  The detailing on the case is sublime. All the design work is hand carved. This was Allsopps expertise; it was the careful fabrication of platinum pieces that would take your breath away. They made it an art form. Look at pictures 6, 7 and 8 for the exquisite detail
  
  
  The length of the watch with clasp is 6 inches, please know your size. The entire watch is solid platinum, even the bracelet.
  
  
  The diamonds in the case and bracelet are a mixed use of full cut and single cut; they are FG color and VS1-VS2 clarity. I would estimate the diamond weight to be approximately 1.35 carats. There are approximately 120 bead set .08mm to 1.1MM diamonds.
  
  
  The Glycine caliber 11 has been taken apart and cleaned and carefully assembled by a generational watch maker, a new mainspring was installed to insure accurate time keeping. It keeps very accurate time.
  
  
  The case measures as follows
  
  
  14.5MM Across without crown
  
  
  23.80MM Long, without the lugs
  
  
  The bracelet tubes that come from the case lugs are 2.4MM wide, with a combined measurement of both bracelet rails of 4.71MM
  
  
  I elected NOT to have the dial refinished due to its historical significance. The hands look period correct.
  
  
  Please feel free to ask any question that you may have. I am more than happy to answer them.
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