Le Pont des Amoureux

The Poetry of Time

Whether one sees it as an abstract concept or defines it as a strictly scientific principle, Time is part of life. Of our lives. We run after it, we try to hold on to it, to catch up on it or run ahead of it… how ever hard we try, Time alone sets the pace, with majesty.

For Van Cleef & Arpels, Time is synonymous of poetry. Capturing its fleeting essence without ever restricting it, every season the Maison creates dreamlike timepieces with a bold creativity that never ceases to surprise. Symbols of the alliance between the best of watchmaking and jewellery know-how, they embody a heartbeat, a breath held back, an emotion, a memory or instant of happiness that longs to be enriched with new and precious moments.

Van Cleef & Arpels pays homage to all these moments by creating its latest timepieces collection: the lightness of the Charms watches that dance to the rhythm of steps, the new faces of the Timeless line that are a prelude to the Poetic Complications, where time is defined as a romantic lover’s promenade.

Inspired by the wondrous American adventure on which Van Cleef & Arpels embarked seventy years ago, from the mythical 744 Fifth Avenue address in New York to the images of California, the Fine Watchmaking creations also benefit from the most extraordinary craftsmanship in order to pluck magnificent flowers, capture a wing beat or graceful flight, seize the eternal beauty of a grandiose landscape. All are bold and elegant directions that give new breath to Van Cleef & Arpels’ Poetry of Time.

Poetic Complications : a new dimension of time

Born of the imagination of Van Cleef & Arpels, Poetic Complications unveil a new way to perceive Fine Watchmaking: the discreet precision of the complication movements is combined with the creative virtuosity of the Maison’s workshops. Van Cleef & Arpels thus bestows an intimate dimension on to these precious timepieces, that of Time that moves to the pace of happiness and emotions.

Le Pont des Amoureux

The story begins under an autumn sky in the most beautiful city in the world. Surrounded by centuries of history, two lovers set off to meet each other. On a dial of contre-jour enamelling, Le Pont des Amoureux timepiece sets the scene for two lovers who mark the time as their romantic stroll brings them closer and closer, until they finally meet. Moving to a retrograde movement, each character advances towards the other until midnight: they come together at last, celebrating their eternal love.