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Secret watches

Treasures of savoir-faire and inventiveness, the secret watches have perpetuated the Maison's taste for mystery since the 1920s. Embodying elegance and creativity, these timepiece creations cleverly conceal the dial in a subtle game of hide and seek..

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  • Leaf secret watch, 1956
    Platinum, yellow gold, sapphires, diamonds
    Van Cleel & Arpels Collection
  • Leaf secret watch, 1956
    Platinum, yellow gold, sapphires, diamonds
    Van Cleel & Arpels Collection
  • Watch, 1937
    Rose and yellow gold, rock crystal
    Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
  • Watch, 1937
    Rose and yellow gold, rock crystal
    Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
  • Padlock watch, 1945
    Rose, white and yellow gold, platinum, Mystery Set rubies, diamonds
    Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
  • Padlock watch, 1945
    Rose, white and yellow gold, platinum, Mystery Set rubies, diamonds
    Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
  • Flower secret watch, 1940
    Yellow gold, sapphires, diamonds
    Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
  • Flower secret watch, 1940
    Yellow gold, sapphires, diamonds
    Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
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Enchanting mechanisms

Turn, lift, open, slide…In the Maison's line of transformable creations, the passage of time is marked by elegant gestures. The hidden features of the watch elicit wonder and surprise.

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  • Drawing of a Ludo secret watch, 1941
    Van Cleef & Arpels Archives

    Macarons Ludo secret watch, 1941
    Platinum, yellow gold, rubies, sapphires, diamonds
    Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
  • Product card of a Passe-Partout secret watch, circa 1939
    Van Cleef & Arpels Archives

    Passe-Partout secret watch, 1939
    White and yellow gold, blue and yellow sapphires, rubies
    Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
  • Product card of a Hawaii Bouquet clip, 1938
    Van Cleef & Arpels Archives

    Hawaii watch ring, 1944
    Yellow gold, platinum, sapphires, enamel, diamonds
    Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
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Iconic metamorphoses

Since the 1930s, the secret watches have been part of the Maison's most iconic collections. Yellow gold and precious stones illuminate the Hawaiian ring, colorful flowers adorn the Passe-Partout watch, and generous volumes animate the Ludo watches.

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    • Purse watch, 1958
      Platinum, yellow gold, diamonds
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
    • Powder case with a secret watch, 1930
      Yellow gold, enamel
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
    • Scent bottle with a secret watch, 1937
      Yellow gold, ruby, sapphires
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
    • Radiator watch, 1930
      Yellow gold, onyx, black lacquer
      Van Cleef & Arpels Collection
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Surprising objects

Giving time a secret space, the dials are nestled in everyday objects like precious powder boxes or perfume bottles. The surprise thus delights curious minds.

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    Marguerite Secrète watch transformable into a clip
    Yellow gold, yellow sapphires, diamonds, Swiss quartz movement.
    Ruban Secret watch
    Rose gold, pink sapphires, diamonds, Swiss quartz movement.
    Ludo Secret watch
    Yellow gold, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, chrysoprase, white mother-of-pearl, Swiss quartz movement.
    Perlée Toi & Moi secret watch
    25 mm, rose gold, diamonds, white mother-of-pearl, Swiss quartz movement
    Ludo Secret watch
    Rose gold, diamonds, guilloché white mother-of-pearl, Swiss quartz movement.
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Dazzling compositions

Reflecting its taste for secret watches, the Maison continues to tick off the seconds with brilliance today. In the virtuoso hands of craftsmen, gold and precious stones come together in compositions full of surprises.

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