Gubelin 1973 Swiss Retro Space Era Wrist Watch Cuff Bracelet 925 Sterling Silver

Bangle cuff designed by Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel for Georg Jensen. This bracelet is categorized as one of the most iconic modern designs from the 20th century. Created in Denmark by Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel for the Georg Jensen company back in the 1954. Is a beautiful sleek piece with plain curved surfaces crafted in solid .925/.999 sterling silver with high polished finish. It is broad hollow cuff expanding towards the centre, fitted with invisible hinge at the back and with a discrete push-button opening at the front as a lock. When is viewed in profile, from the side, the shape echoes a Viking axe head. Weight: 100.6 Grams, (64.48 Dwt). Size: Fit a wrist up to 6.5 Inches (16.5 Cm). Measurements: The widest measure is 52 mm (2.04 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with Danish post 1945 hallmarks, the maker's mark, the silver assay mark and signed, "GEORG JENSEN 925S 107 S/M NJD [monogram]". *NJD = Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel. Nanna Ditzel, born in 1923. Was a Danish designer graduated from the furniture department of the School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen. Has been studying under prof. Kaare Klint at the Royal Academy of Copenhagen. Nanna Ditzel is working with experimental and industrial design furniture, textiles, silver, faience and glass. Has experimented with the use of split-level living for indoors and outdoors. The ideas have been carried through in playgrounds, children libraries and showrooms. Freelance designer, she has a design office and showrooms in London. Nanna Ditzel started independent design office in 1946 together with Jorgen Ditzel. The co-operation lasted until the death of Jorge Ditzel in 1961. Nanna Ditzel created many designs for Georg Jensen, mostly jewelry although she also created some hollowware. The relationship between the couple and the Silversmith began when Nanna decided to start designing jewelry as something she could do at home while her children slept. Soon after, a jewelry competition sponsored by A. Michelsen arose, and her designs had won first prize. Later on, in 1954, Finn Juhl, who was developing the 50th anniversary exhibition, passed the design work off for the exhibition to the Ditzels. Five pieces of jewelry were created for this exhibit, which were very well received. Further jewelry designs were created, and many of these pieces would go on to win various awards and prizes. In 1968, Nanna Ditzel remarried to Kurt Heide and relocated to London where they continued to work in the realm of design, establishing their own company Nanna Ditzel Productions Ltd. In 1986, her second husband passed away, and she moved back to Denmark, continuing her work. In recent years, Ditzel has focused mainly on furniture design, such as the Trinidad chair in 1993, however this design has also led to the further refinement for her jewelry pieces such as the bracelet #389 in 1994. Ditzel has won many major awards during her long career and has had her work exhibited all over the world. She received the silver and gold medals at the Milan Tirennale (1954 and 1960), the Lunning Prize (with Jorgen Ditzel in 1954) and a gold medal at the International Furniture Design Competition in 1990, and the Thorvald Bindesboll Medal in 1999. She has also taken on the title of Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Honorable Royal Designer ( 1996). From Georg Jensen Hollowware...

Eclypse cuff bracelet designed by Hermès. A classic icon cuff bracelet, created in Paris France by the house of Hermès. This small Eclypse bracelet has been crafted with the company logo of the H, in solid sterling silver of .925/.999 with very high polished finish. Weight: 123.45 Grams, (79.13 Dwt). Size: Fit a wrist of 7 Inches (18 Cm) can be adjusted one size up or down Measurements: 40 mm by 60 mm (1.57 x 2.36 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the silver assay mark and signed, "HERMES AD...

Eclypse cuff bracelet designed by Hermès. This is a classic iconic cuff bracelet created in Paris France by the house of Hermès. This small Eclypse vintage bracelet has been crafted...

Sculptural cuff designed by Jean Després (1886-1980). Exceptional collector's piece, created in Paris France by the artist goldsmith Jean Després, back in the 1960. This cuff bracelet has been crafted with retro modernist patterns in solid .800/.999 silver with high polished finish and centering upon a sculpted chain-links band. Weight: 65.90 Grams, (42.25 Dwt.). Size: 7 Inches, (18 Cm) can be expanded or closed to fit size. Measurements: The width is 30 mm (1.18 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks; the maker's mark JP inside a lozange cartouche and signed inside, "J. DESPRES". Jean Després He was born in 1889 in Souvigny, Burgundy, from glass blower parents, Jean Després starts his apprenticeship with a Parisian goldsmith, friend of the family, in 1905. First an industrial drawer for the military aviation during World War I, he took over his parents’ shop in 1920 and launched his goldsmith and jeweler workshop. He revealed himself to be an innovative creator with a unique way to work metals, and with new drawn shapes never seen before. He participated to his first show in 1926 at the Salon des Indépendants. Many shows and exhibitions then followed, such as the Salon d’Automne, the Salon of Decorative artists, and the Tuileries Salon. Jean Després chooses massive shapes rather than the classical goldsmith ornaments and avoids the use of precious gemstones in his jewel collection. His jewel production is defined by necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings where metals are combined with ivory, lacquer, ebony, onyx and sharkskin. His goldsmith pieces are inspired by the aviation aesthetic, crafted using hammered metals, and ample, generous and modern shapes. In the 1940’s, Jean Després is nominated President of the Goldsmith Syndicate, after receiving the Legion d'honneur, in 1938. The artist’s works will be collected in France and worldwide, even after his death in 1980. (Maison Rapin...