Adam's Fine Jewellery & Watches 8th December 2020

T uesday 8 th D ecember 2020. S tarting at 4 pm 108 141 A LADY’S 18K GOLD ‘HAPPY DIAMONDS’ WRISTWATCH, BY CHOPARD 4-jewel ETA 2001001-Cal quartz movement, the circular case with champagne dial, polished baton hands, glazed case with three free-floating brilliant-cut diamonds within collet-setting, two brilliant-cut diamond accents on lugs, snap on case back, fitted integral 18K gold Chopard brick link bracelet with single-cut diamond accent on clasp, case, dial and bracelet signed, Swiss assay mark, marked ‘LUC’ on clasp, case width 2.1cm, length 17.4cm € 1,500 - 2,000 142 A GOLD ‘LOVE’ BANGLE, BY CARTIER With screwhead motifs, in 18K gold, signed Cartier, numbered , French import marks, size marked ‘21’, inner diameter 6.7cm € 4,200 - 4,800 Designed in 1969 in NYC, the Cartier Love bangle was the creation of Italian jewellery designer Aldo Cipullo. “Love,” said Cipullo, “has become too commercial, but life without love is noth- ing.What modern people want are love symbols that look semi-permanent - or, at least, require a trick to remove.After all, love symbols should suggest an everlasting quality.” The closure and screw to the bangles is to symbolise ‘locking up your love’. Inspired by medie- val chastity belts, and the idea that symbols of love should be everlasting.The design challenged the idea that jewellery should be slipped on and off as this bangle requires a special screwdriver to remove.Thus, reinforcing the idea that love is not to be taken lightly. “How far would you go for love?”This is the question posed by the Cartier Love Bangle. 143 A GENTLEMAN’S SINGLE-STONE DIAMOND SIGNET RING, BY WEST Centrally set with a brilliant-cut diamond within a textured gold frame, to a plain gold hoop, mounted in 18K gold, signedWest, ring size Q½ € 2,000 - 3,000