NAMED ONE OF WATCHPRO MAGAZINE’S “HOT 100” - THE TOP 100 INFLUENCERS OF THE U.S. WATCH INDUSTRY. HOW CAN WE SERVE YOU? 1940 CRESARROW Vintage Art Deco Ladies Watch - Palladium, Diamonds & Aquamarines Like Tiffany & Co. - An Uncommon High Grade Cresarrow - 1 Year Warranty Today's offering showcases this fabulous original Art Deco ladies vintage Cresarrow watch. It has a stunning diamond and aquamarine case done in palladium - in the platinum family of metals - and 14K white gold and diamond bracelet. Cresarrow of New York was one of the premier American luxury watchmakers/jewelers in the first several decades of the twentieth century. Founded by Henry Blank in the late nineteenth century, Cresarrow contracted with the esteemed likes of Patek Philippe, Vacheron & Constantin, IWC and others to build superior quality wristwatch cases for their U.S. market watches. Cresarrow also supplied complete watches to Tiffany & Co. and Cartier. A similar watch made for Tiffany & Co. is pictured in John Loring's book Tiffany Timepieces. Because Cresarrow’s principal role was as a contractor and collaborator, comparatively few watches were produced and marketed under the Cresarrow name itself. When one encounters a signed example such as this, it represents not simply a vintage cocktail watch, but a direct expression of a firm that helped define standards of luxury presentation for some of the most respected names in horology. Its stunning Cresarrow made case exudes quality and it features its original very high-grade 18 jewel movement adjusted to three positions. Today’s offering showcases an original Art Deco ladies Cresarrow cocktail watch - an example of the firm stepping out from behind the curtain and placing its own name on the dial and inside the case. In an industry where Cresarrow’s reputation was built on elevating the work of other great houses, pieces bearing the Cresarrow signature represent the company speaking in its own voice. Detailed Appraisal: Brand: Cresarrow Watch Co. Countries of origin: USA & Switzerland Year made: c. 1940 Case no.: 017,932 Functions: Hours, Minutes Designed for: Women Case material: Palladium, diamonds, and aquamarines Case condition: Its case is in excellent condition with fairly light wear - it has not recently been polished. Please inquire if you would like it polished. Dial:  Silvered dial with applied dot indices and Arabic numerals at the primary hours, original and untouched and has aged to a light tropical finish. Dimensions: 15mm wide (excluding crown) by 34mm long Hands: White gold "epees" Movement type: High grade Swiss, signed Aureole Watch Co., made for Cresarrow, manually wound, 17 jewels Band: Period 14K white gold and diamond bracelet done in a partial tennis bracelet style, sized to fit a wrist up to approx. 6.5 inches, excellent condition with fairly light wear - it does not appear to have ever been polished. Please inquire if you would like it done. Crystal: Mineral glass, excellent condition Serviced:  One of our Master Watchmakers has disassembled it down to its last screw and cleaned and oiled it.  Timing: Timed to precision on a state-of-the-art computerized system. We have also timed it on a machine that simulates it being worn on the wrist. It is keeping very accurate time. 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 extremely experienced team of four Master Watchmakers all of whom each have over thirty-five years of experience and a large number of parts. One used to be the watchmaker for an authorized Rolex dealership and was given special training by Rolex at their Beverly Hills Service Center. Box/Papers: BOX - Watch presentation box; PAPERS - Custom printed Certificate of Authenticity; New timing certificate SKU 10089SH