Rendez-Vous Date Small Pink Gold

In Context

At 27.5 mm this is jewellery scale — a watch sized to be worn as an ornament rather than read across a room. At 8.2 mm thick it is about average for a modern wristwatch. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 50 m covers rain and hand-washing comfortably; it is not a watch to swim in.

The movement winds itself from the motion of your wrist. 42 hours of reserve carries it overnight, but not through a weekend in a drawer. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

3512120 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a silver guilloche dial with a pink gold case.

Mechanical automatic winding movement, 214 parts, 28,800 vibrations per hour, 42-hour power-reserve. Functions: hour, minute, central seconds, date.