Thread: Van Cleef & Arpels : A new chapter of The Poetry of Time

Cool vid....

http://journal.hautehorlogerie.org/e...oetique-221/e/

Very unique pieces, I like them. Thanks for sharing

Van Cleef makes some pretty cool stuff. I remember Ozzy Osborne making a big stink about not finding his Van Cleef in an episode of the Osbornes. He walked around like a mummy yelling...I can't find my fvcking Van cleef & Arpels!!! He finally found it and it was a really nice solid gold watch.

Speaking of Ozzy and since we're bored, this is old news, 2004, but a good indication that he owns some really nice azz stuff...

Ozzy Robbed




Burglars broke into the English country mansion of rocker Ozzy Osbourne in November and stole a large amount of jewelry. One of the burglars wore a ski mask and used a ladder to climb into the second-floor room of the mansion. One of the intruders jumped from a 30-foot-high, second-floor window after Ozzy tackled the burglar. Both burglars apparently escaped in a van, and the man who jumped was probably injured by the fall. Osbourne and his wife were staying at the mansion while she appears on the British TV talent show "The X-Factor."
Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon offered about US $200,000 reward for the return of jewelry that was stolen during a break-in at their home.

Sharon Osbourne stressed the jewels had sentimental value which made them irreplaceable. The jewelry is valued at around US$4 million.

The items taken included Sharon Osbourne's wedding rings, which her husband bought her two years ago when they renewed their marriage vows.

Also lost was a ten-carat diamond ring worth $1.4 million. She lost a diamond daisy chain necklace, which was a 20-year anniversary gift from Osbourne, as well as two Franck Muller watches, both of which are collectors' pieces. A string of pearls with a diamond clasp worth $160,000, which she had for 20 years, was taken. A 4 inch x 4 inch $300,000 diamond rose ring was stolen. One of the most significant losses was a purportedly perfect 24 carat sapphire called the Swimming Pool worth $1.2 million.

She bought it a few years ago as an investment for her daughters. Sharon Osbourne said it was one of the cleanest sapphires in the world

Originally Posted by Salduchi

My wife had an opportunity to try on this piece at an event we attended. It is called Lovers Bridge. Very neat retrograde movement. She was in love with the watch...until the price tag was revealed.

Originally Posted by porshah

My wife had an opportunity to try on this piece at an event we attended. It is called Lovers Bridge. Very neat retrograde movement. She was in love with the watch...until the price tag was revealed.

My gf and I saw this watch behind 2 glass cases in shop in Vegas. Yeah, 2 glass cases. Beautiful watch.

Who besides Sharon Osbourne and Elton John would buy this shlock?