1953 Swiss Pedre Vintage Ladies 14K Gold Plated Watch - OWNED & WORN BY ACTRESS LORETTA YOUNG Full Provenance - Part of our New Celebrity Collection - 1 Year Warranty Today's offering showcases this early retro style bracelet watch personally owned and well-worn by the Academy Award winning actress, Loretta Young. It appears to have been well-loved by the actress. It has a wonderful 60's style and is Swiss made. The Pedre Company was established in New York City in 1944 as a family owned company famous for high fashion watches sold exclusively in Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus and similar high-end retailers. Before cost-cutting measures brought about the widespread use of cheaper quartz movements for many wristwatches, Pedre contracted with watch manufacturers to produce mechanical movements designed to last a lifetime. Using traditional watchmaking practices, these gifted craftsmen poured individual attention into each wristwatch. A successful child star who began her career at only four years old, Ms. Young had a long a varied career in film from 1917 to 1953 before transitioning to television. In 1934 she co-starred with Cary Grant in Born to Be Bad and in 1935 was case with Clark Gable and Jack Oakie in the film version of Jack London's The Call of the Wild, directed by William Wellman. Young made as many as eight movies a year. In 1947, she won an Oscar for her performance in The Farmer's Daughter. That same year, she co-starred with Cary Grant and David Niven in The Bishop's Wife, a perennial favorite. In 1949, she received another Academy Award nomination for Come to the Stable. In 1953, she appeared in her last theatrical film, It Happens Every Thursday, a Universal comedy about a New York couple who move to California to take over a struggling weekly newspaper; her co-star was John Forsythe. That same year, 1953, she made her last film and transitioned to starring in television, a relatively new medium at the time, in her dramatic anthology series, "The Loretta Young Show." The series earned three Emmy Awards, and was re-run successfully on daytime TV and later in syndication. The program ran in prime time on NBC for eight years, the longest-running primetime network program hosted by a woman up to that time. In the 1980s, Young returned to the small screen and won a Golden Globe for her role in Christmas Eve in 1986. In 1988, Young received the Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who through their endurance and the excellence of their work helped expand the role of women in the entertainment industry. Detailed Appraisal: Manufacturer: Pedre Country of origin: Switzerland and U.S.A. (New York) Year built: c. 1960's Functions: Hours, Minutes Designed for: Ladies Case material: 14K gold plated with stainless steel back Case condition: Fair condition with patina from sitting unworn and wear to the plating in spots, appears to have been well-loved by the famous actress Dimensions: 11mm in diameter (excluding the crown), 31mm long lug-tip-to-tip Dial: Champagne, signed Pedre 17 Jewels, with gold baton applied indices, original and untouched, just short of mint Hands: Original, gold "batons" topped with black for easy reading Movement type: Swiss made, bagutte, gilt plated, handwound, index regulator, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring Band: Wonderful rope style bracelet with safety clasp, signed Pedre, 14K gold plated, fits a wrist up to approx. slightly over 6.5 inches, length can be adjusted by a jeweler, very good condition and has not been cleaned Crystal type: Acrylic, excellent condition Serviced: Yes, one of our watchmakers has functionally serviced the movement making it ready for immediate enjoyment. We left as much of the watch preserved in its original state as possible. Warranty: 1-year international warranty. Please message us for details. Your watch is important to us, and we will take care of it for its lifetime. We provide the best after sale care in the business with an experienced team of watchmakers both of whom each have over forty years of experience and a large number of parts. Accessories: Also accompanying the watch from her estate is a winged enamel or painted tie-tack or pin signed by maker Ballou that appears to be gold plated. Box/Papers: BOX - A custom watch presentation box from our company; PAPERS - A full page, laminated Certificate of Authenticity from our company. SKU 7385