I experienced our first Ernest Borel Cocktail Watch in the past and were immediately mesmerized by its rotating mystery dial. It had been a women’s model, black using the original band. I soon grew to become obsessive about them and also have collected a couple of together to provide available. Because of so many variables, for example color, very (some gemstone cut, some plain) and also the hypnotic dvds (some get one, some have 2), and also the different types from the disc designs (flower, star, sun, atom, etc), I’ve rarely experienced 2 identical watches. Additionally, I’ve discovered “The Cocktail” in automatic men’s, watch rings and pendants.
I’ve been told these watches weren’t offered in america, but many were bought on luxury cruise ships and holidays- kind of a top end souvenir of it’s day. We found mention of watches in “The Virgin Islands Daily News” This summer 1958. It had been an inventory for any shop known as Little Europe. “Search for the Ernest Borel Cocktail Watch, an incredible 17 jewel watch. Its face is really a constantly altering kaleidoscope of flower like designs. Prices start at $33.”
The Cocktail watch by Ernest Borel features dvds within the center which, because the upper-most disc rotates, it produces a enchanting, animated kaleidoscope effect. Borel manufactured a multitude of dvds, dials, cases and movement designs for that Cocktail watch. Additionally they made desk clocks, pendants and cuff links! Nearly all Cocktail watches were women’s manual-wind watches, making the men’s watch a little harder to find. The Cocktail type of watches would be the most collectable from the Borel watches and it is conspicuously featured in Faber and Unger’s “American Wrist watches: 50 Years of Design and styleInch on-page 245 – where it claims that this watch was initially introduced within the late nineteen forties. About not one other watch can I only say “to determine it for action would be to be thankfulInch because of its two turning gold and black center dials have been in constant motion, creating the consequence of flower blossom frequent lowering and raising…amazing! This kind of watch is also called a `mystery dial’ since the body from the hands are hidden from view. A minimum of five disk styles were created, including the flower, sun, arrows, star, and wheel.
The watch that’s featured now’s a great 17- jewel AUTOMATIC 1624 Swiss movement. The watch includes a new, genuine leather band that faithfully mimics the first. The watch has recently been maintained and keeps wonderful time. The key very are actually transformed. The 10K gold filled scenario is within excellent condition showing minimal signs helpful. The dial, hands and kaleidoscope dvd disks will be in superb condition and incredibly clean, still maintaining a beautiful, original finish.
This watch is actually a significant spectacle when worn in sunlight…the sunshine gleams and glimmers from the gold around the dial and you may watch the kaleidoscope spin and sparkle! A wonderful bit of craftsmanship that you will be proud to put on or simply supplment your collection – it really is a discussion-piece!
