Watches Poetic Complications

With the Poetic Complications® collection, the Maison has expressed the poetry of its universe. In this precious environment, creations combine mechanical expertise, precious materials and métiers d'art to enliven each dial with a story.

Midnight Jour Nuit Phase de Lune watch, white gold, yellow gold, white mother-of-pearl, aventurine glass, self-winding mechanical movement equipped with a combined moonphase and day/night display, on-demand animation. Poetic Complication collections, Van Cleef & Arpels
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The sun and the moon illuminate the dial of the Midnight Jour Nuit Phase de Lune watch with their delicate light

Midnight Jour Nuit Phase de Lune watch, white gold, yellow gold, white mother-of-pearl, aventurine glass, self-winding mechanical movement equipped with a combined moonphase and day/night display, on-demand animation. Poetic Complication collections, Van Cleef & Arpels
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The Maison draws from its history and its iconic sources of  inspiration to depict a golden moment on each dial

Lady Jour Nuit watch, rhodium plated 18K white gold, 18K yellow gold, diamonds, aventurine glass, blue-painted white mother-of-pearl, self-winding mechanical movement with 24h module. Poetic Complications collection, Van Clerf & Arpels.
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Thanks to the depth of the Murano aventurine glass, the Lady Jour Nuit watch portrays the immensity of the cosmos and the magic of a starry night

Lady Jour Nuit watch, rhodium plated 18K white gold, 18K yellow gold, diamonds, aventurine glass, blue-painted white mother-of-pearl, self-winding mechanical movement with 24h module. Poetic Complications collection, Van Clerf & Arpels.
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Ever faithful to a poetic view of life, Van Cleef & Arpels has introduced a distinctive dimension to the field of watchmaking: that of dreams and emotion

Lady Arpels Planétarium watch. Rhodium plated 18K white gold, 18K rose gold, diamonds, aventurine, pink mother-of-pearl, enamel, turquoise, automatic mechanical movement, planetarium. Poetic Complications collection, Van Clerf & Arpels.
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The Lady Arpels Planétarium watch stages the delicate ballet of the planets upon the wrist

Poetic Astronomy

For more than a century, Van Cleef & Arpels has pursued the dream of living in time with the cosmos. Awed by the spectacle of the stars and the heavens, the Maison pays tribute to celestial wonders through creations that express the full scope of its expertise. This year, the Maison is observing the Moon’s subtle variations through the new watch Midnight Jour Nuit Phase de Lune. The time of Poetic Astronomy flows in harmony from one time zone to another, within an elegant setting that gives pride of place to enamel.

The Midnight Jour Nuit Phase de Lune watch showcases the rhythm of the cosmos

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Gaze at the night sky

The Midnight Jour Nuit Phase de Lune watch features two overlapping complications housed within the case. The first animates the eponymous Jour/Nuit display, while the second “astronomical” complication illustrates the current Moon phase, a feature that entered the watchmaking history of Van Cleef & Arpels in 1929.

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