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Backes & Strauss The Piccadilly Princess Watch

British watch brand Backes & Strauss sort of specializes in timepieces decorated with large, luxurious diamonds. This piece is The Piccadilly Princess, set with 327 ideal cut diamonds, this is the new dream watch for diamond loving ladies. Available in 18k rose or white gold the round case has a bezel set with 27 diamonds, with more diamonds set on the dial with a mother-of-pearl center and Roman numerals. There is another large diamonds in the crown.

Inside the watch is a Swiss automatic movement with a platinum rotor. What really makes the watch special is the bracelet which is comprised of four connected strands of diamonds set in gold. The entire watch is said to have 23.34 carats of stones on/in it. Based on other Backes & Strauss watch The Piccadilly Princess is north of $500,000 and perhaps close to the $1,000,000 border.

Ariel Adams publishes the wrist watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Backes & Strauss Royal Berkeley 43 Bespoke Limited Edition $1.5 Million Watch Sold

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Timepieces / Watches

A watch like this is proof the ultra-high end jewelry watches aren't just for show. London based Backes & Strauss just sold the first (of five) limited edition Royal Berkeley 43 Bespoke watches (wait, what is bespoke about it?). Pieces like this are made one at a time - to order. I guess that is sort of bespoke. Actually, it has to do with the custom cut of 44 of the diamonds. In a Berkeley cases, the watch is 43mm wide and are totally covered in diamonds. The start of this piece is the price, which is about 1.5 million Swiss Francs.

The first watch was just sold in Monaco (no surprise there), and celebration at the brand likely ensued. The watch was due to be a showpiece at the SalonQP watch show in London this November, but obviously will be unavailable. No time to collect another 106.45 carats of diamonds. Yes, you read that right, and this is with 330 diamonds. The case and bracelet of the watch are in 18k white gold, which you are unlikely to see under all the diamonds. Inside the watch is a Swiss automatic movement. The hour indicators on the dial are placed on the sapphire crystal, to allow for a fully diamond covered dial. The sale of the watch proves that a market for ultra high-end timepieces (especially jewelry ones) still exists.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Backes & Strauss The Piccadilly Princess Watch

Backes & Strauss Royal Berkeley 43 Bespoke Limited Edition $1.5 Million Watch Sold

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