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Only Watch 2011 · Lot 38

Van Cleef & Arpels

Poetic Complication "From the Earth to the Moon"

The Van Cleef & Arpels Poetic Complication "From the Earth to the Moon" was lot 38 at Only Watch 2011 (Antiquorum, Monaco, 23 September 2011) and sold for EUR 215,000 against an estimate of EUR 100k–150k, 1.4× the high estimate.

Edition
Only Watch 2011 · 23 September 2011
Sale
Antiquorum, Hôtel Hermitage, Monaco
Lot
38
Model
Poetic Complication "From the Earth to the Moon"
Unique piece
Yes — made for this sale
Case
Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs
Dial
Champlevé enamel black jade dial depicting an imaginary sky
Movement
Retrograde movement based on Jaeger-LeCoultre 846
Type (detected)
Moon phase
Estimate
EUR 100,000–150,000
Result
Sold

Source: Antiquorum catalogue · checked 27 September 2026. Catalogue details are short excerpts; the full description is at the source.

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