In the 1950s and 1960s, small ladies’ ‘cocktail’ watches were all the rage.

These timepieces — thin, and often in precious metals with matching bracelets — were unobtrusive and elegant, with diminutive dials and mechanical movements whose small size is notable even today. (The famed Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 101 is still the world’s smallest mechanical movement, and has held this distinction since 1929.) Though no longer widely produced, this type of ladies’ timepiece remains the perfect accessory to a cocktail dress or evening gown.

This particular cocktail watch however, dated to circa the late 1980s - early 1990s and comes from Audemars Piguet.

Housed in a 16.5mm white gold case with a mineral crystal, a diamond-encrusted top-case and first links at 6:00 & 12:00, it features a white dial with printed black indices, a matching 'pencil' handset, a reliable quartz movement, and a fantastic, matching white gold 'chain'-style bracelet with a signed locking clasp.

Unobtrusive and elegant, it’s as appropriate for today’s formal occasions as it was during the Mad Men era when this style of watch was popularized.

*Due to the design of this bracelet, sizing alterations may require custom work. Lead time after measurements are established is 4-6 weeks.*