This antique jewelry item is a Swiss Art Deco wrist watch made by 'Ariston Suiza' adorned with rose-cut diamonds and sapphires. Crafted in platinum-topped 18k yellow gold with a black leather strap, this distinctive watch weighs 16.2g and measures between 6.5 and 8.25 inches long, 16mm wide and 7mm deep. Quintessentially Art Deco by virtue of its delicate geometrically themed design and distinct classic elegance, this alluring ladies' wrist watch features an immaculate, diamond and sapphire adorned pierced openwork bezel of rectangular format, measuring 22mm long, 16mm wide and 7mm deep. The elegant matted silver dial features applied black Arabic numerals and blue steel hands. This authentic Art Deco wrist watch has a 17-jewel mechanical lever movement (stamped 'unadjusted') with bi-metallic compensation balance, made by and signed 'Emerson Watch Co.Inc. 17 jewels, Swiss'. The alluring bezel is composed of exquisite geometric and asymmetric profiles embellished with delicate mille grain application throughout. The ornately stylized, diamond and sapphire adorned slugs, discreetly hinged to the bezel, expose impeccably crafted florally themed openwork profiles, enriched with a diamond and sapphire enveloped finial triumvirate enhanced by a crown-shaped profile. This authentic 1920's ladies' wrist watch is cumulatively adorned with 0.08cts of bead and bezel-set single-cut diamonds, complemented by rose-cut diamonds and 0.28cts of baguette and triangular-faceted synthetic sapphires graded a color-contrasting 'dark-blue' color and 'good' clarity. The yellow gold winding knob is ornamented with a 0.10ct matching grade round synthetic sapphire cabochon, measuring 3.0mm in diameter. The watch-case and the underside of slugs are rendered in 18k yellow gold. This absorbing Art Deco wrist watch is in pristine and good working condition.

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