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A Collection of Small, Beautiful Details.
Bracelet watches are having a moment with collectors, especially women, but Parisian women knew the pleasure of wearing one long before the rest of us caught on. It’s a category we love at Discreet Peacock, and we can never seem to keep enough of them. This 1960s Boucheron Mini Carré shows why: a petite rectangular watch in 18k yellow gold, finished with rows of rubies above and below the case.
The woven bracelet carries its pattern onto the dial, while twisted gold detailing traces the case and continues into the bracelet. Even the guilloché sides and crown echo the texture. The bracelet is just 10 mm wide, yet the watch weighs a substantial 50.67 grams. It fits wrists up to 6.4 inches.
Boucheron was known for finding ingenious ways to fasten bracelets and make clasps disappear into a watch’s design. The house filed multiple patents for these mechanisms. On this Carré, a sliding clasp closes neatly into the bracelet; its patent was filed in 1958, granted in 1959 and published in 1960.
The rubies have a deep red hue that gives the gold an old-world elegance, like a jewel from a Parisian dressing table. The manual-wind movement keeps the piece rooted in watchmaking, while the bracelet gives it the feel of something chosen first for its beauty.
The watch is in immaculate condition.
The case is sharp and well defined.
The dial is in excellent condition, with its textured finish intact.
The caseback is signed Boucheron Paris, and the French eagle hallmarks and engravings are crisp and legible.
The hands and glass are clean.
The bracelet is in excellent, robust condition with no signs of warping. Barely worn.
The manual-wind movement is running well and has been inspected by our watchmaker; service history is unknown.
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