GUCCI 1960'S RARE RETRO 18 KT WRISTWATCH WITH GOLDEN TIGER EYE DIAL

STUNNING RETRO GUCCI MECHANICAL WRISTWATCH.

MADE IN FRANCE AROUND THE 1960'S AND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS OF YELLOW GOLD, CREATED BY ALEXIS BARTHELAY FOR THE GIULIO GUCCI COMPANY. HAVE ONE CABOCHON CUT OF A NATURAL YELLOW SAPPHIRE, BEZEL SET AT THE CROWN. SUITED WITH A DOUBLE TWISTED GOLD ROPE BAND AND A FLIP HINGED LOCK. 

VERY CHIC DESIGN AND ONE OF THE EARLIEST MODEL KNOW OF THE GUCCI LADY WRISTWATCH. THIS CAN BE CALLED THE PRECURSOR OF THE VERY POPULAR 1970'S MODEL OF THE  INTERCHANGEABLE COLOR PLASTIC BEZELS.

THE DIAL OF THIS TIME PIECE IS MADE OF GOLDEN TIGER EYE, FINISHED WITH A DELICATE BRUSHED TREATMENT GIVING THE APPEARANCE OF GOLD SPARKLING.

IN THE 1970'S BARTHELAY WAS THE PRODUCER OF THE FIRST GUCCI WATCHES. HE THUS CREATED REFINED AND CUSTOMIZED WATCHES THAT WERE EASY TO WEAR, WITH MODERN AND HARMONIOUS SHAPES. IN THE 2005 THE HOUSE OF BARTHELAY JOINED THE FRANCK MULLER GROUP.

THIS VERY RARE VINTAGE WATCH HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 26.7 Grams. AND DIAMETER OF 25 mm. FIT A WRIST UP TO 6.75 INCHES. HALL MARKS "GUCCI MADE IN FRANCE 18 KT" THE HAND WINDING MECHANICAL MOVEMENT IS SWISS MADE AND IN WORKING CONDITION.

INVENTORY REF: B0000XEEN/.6418