-Pierre Cardin 1971 By Jaeger LeCoultre Retro PC103 Squared Wrist Watch In Stainless & Leather
Jaeger LeCoultre PC103 wrist watch designed by Pierre Cardin.
Fabulous retro wrist watch, designed in France by the Parisian fashion designer Pierre Cardin, back in the 1971. This beautiful and rare watch is the Pierre Cardin model PC103, and was crafted with a squared shape. Constructed with impeccable details in France by the Jaeger LeCoultre company in solid stainless steel, in very limited editions.
After designing collarless suits for the Beatles in 1963 and Nasa Spacesuits in 1970, Pierre Cardin launched his very brief Space watch line in 1971. He was inspired, by the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin that was the first man in space in 1961. The watches was made of metal blocks, Lucite cubes, layered disks, contouring arcs, smoky crystals, bold stripes or flying saucer-shaped Futuro domes, all of them are very rare and all are mechanical watches fitted with hand wind Jaeger.
Movement: Jaeger LeCoultre, manual mechanical winding, caliber 36FHF 17 jewels.
Case: Rectangular with oval dial in navy blue, analog with five white batons, hour and minutes white hands, inscribed Pierre Cardin Made in France, reference 579171.
Weight: 58.3 Grams, (37.38 Dwt).
Size: The leather wrist band has a lenght of 8 Inches (20.32 Cm) and can be adjusted.
Measurements: The case is 35 mm by 41 mm and a thickness of 7 mm (1.53 x 1.61 x 0.28 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "PIERRE CARDIN MADE IN FRANCE JAEGER FRANCE CALIBER 36 FHF 17 JEWELS 579171".
Pierre Cardin, born as Pietro Costante Cardin in 1922. He was an Italian-born naturalized-French fashion designer. He is known for what were his avant-garde style and Space Age designs. He preferred geometric shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. He advanced into unisex fashions, sometimes experimental, and not always practical.Cardin moved to Paris in 1945. There, he studied architecture and worked with the fashion house of Paquin after World War II. He worked with Elsa Schiaparelli until he became head of Christian Dior's tailleur atelier in 1947, but was denied work at Balenciaga. Cardin founded his own fashion house in 1950. His career was launched when he designed about 30 of the costumes for a masquerade ball in Venice, hosted by Carlos de Beistegui in 1951. Cardin inaugurated his haute couture output in 1953 with his first collection of women's clothing and became a member of the Chambre Syndicale, a French association of haute couture designers. The following year he opened his first boutique Eve, and introduced the "bubble dress", which is a short-skirted, bubble-shaped dress made by bias-cutting over a stiffened base. He was the first couturier to turn to Japan as a high fashion market when he travelled there in 1957.
Literature: Illustrations courtesy of Pierre Cardin Archives, see figures.
Collateral: It is accompanied by a presentation jewelry box.
Condition: The overall condition of this wristwatch is excellent to brand new. Beside this piece is from the 1970 there is no trace of heavy wear. This rare piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
INVENTORY REF: B020623CEMU/.1145
