L.A. LOUVRE, les BIDS! A modern luxury auction to benefit the Musée du Louvre | Hosted by Sotheby’s

L.A. LOUVRE, les BIDS! A modern luxury auction to benefit the Musée du Louvre | Hosted by Sotheby’s

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Dior

Grand Bal Plume

Lot Closed

May 13, 08:14 PM GMT

Estimate

24,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Dior

Grand Bal Plume, 2020


Dial: White mother-of-pearl

Caliber: “Dior Inversé 11 1/2” caliber with pink gold oscillating weight on dial side, set with round-cut diamonds and decorated with jay feathers.

Case: Polished stainless steel, bezel set with diamonds and pink gold ring, 42-hour power reserve. Translucent white sapphire crystal case-back. Water resistant to 50 meters.

Case number: 30/88 (CD153B2X1003 - FU0888)

Closure: Black alligator strap with a steel pin buckle set with round-cut diamonds

Size: 36 mm diameter, strap size for wrist from 135mm to 170mm

Signed: case, crown, dial and movement

Box: yes, grey timepieces box

Papers: yes, guarantee certificate and user guide

Donated by Dior

In a limited edition of eighty-eight, this Dior Grand Bal Plume watch is equipped with an automatic movement, exclusive to the Maison Dior, the “Dior Inversé 11 1/2” calibre, featuring a patented and functional oscillating weight recreating the swirl of a ball gown. Dior’s watchmaking creations offer a woman’s wrist a different kind of time, like a wardrobe full of clothes perfectly matching each one’s personality. The timekeepers color every day as elegantly as they embellish a sumptuous evening ensemble made in the Maison’s couture ateliers. Combining feather-making know-how, specific to Haute Couture, and watchmaking technology, this model is elaborated with great delicacy, like a diamond-embroidered petticoat adorned with rare natural feathers.

 


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