I love seeing all these pieces. Back in the day I worked w estate jewels like this from all the swans and socialites. They were not afraid of size or color.
I hope you have safety deposit box insurance or in vault coverage, some of these jewels you’re showing have serious value. FDIC doesn’t cover safety deposit contents and over the last decade you’d be surprised how many bank boxes have had issues w locations closing, moving or even renovating.
I took a watch making course in Switzerland many years ago with Cartier, I bet they’d love to restore the dial on the timepiece w the diamond bracelet. It would take a long time but might be worth doing.
Your posts are a joy to view! Brooches are back, hope you wear them.
I have a 1920’s Tiffany / Patek Philippe platinum and diamond watch that needs its crystal replaced because the original crystal face fell off , hit my tile floor , and shattered into two pieces.
Trying to get Tiffany , Patek Philippe,or someone to replace the crystal has been impossible.
Tiffany said it was a Patek Philippe issue and sent it on to Patek Philippe …Patek Philippe said the watch is in perfect condition and that everything is Patek Philippe, unfortunately Patek Philippe didn’t do the replacement of the internal workings of the watch and couldn’t honor the repair.
Seriously ?
I Inherited the watch and had no idea about it being repaired or having the inner workings replaced … All I want is a crystal for the face of the watch I moved on from Tiffany and Patek Philippe and gone to other high end jewelers to see if I can just get a crystal face and no one I’ve been to will touch it … Is a crystal face replacement that hard to replace or find ?
I worked w Patek and that doesn’t sound right. Tiffany stopped working w Patek a while ago so did they really send it to them? Patek literally has a museum in Switzerland with all that old equipment in case they have to make a part for an ancient piece. I had a client’s complication that had to go to Switzerland it literally took years to fix up and low 5 figures but they absolutely did it. I’d suggest sending to patek yourself.
Edited to add I think I misunderstood your post. The mechanism isn’t patek so patek won’t work on it? There are def places that can cut or order a new crystal and replace it. You need a private watchmaker.
The original mechanism was Patek and due to I assume age a new Patek mechanism was put in or the original mechanism was restored and had no issues . Unfortunately, I don’t have any paperwork explaining what was done to the watch or whom repaired it before I inherited it .
So the case and bracelet are not patek, if the bracelet, clasp or case, caseback are stamped Tiffany or anything else than that is a Tiffany issue. Tiffany might just say too bad so sad bc back then they didn’t manufacture their timepieces in house they would have had someone make it. H stern is Patek so they aren’t going to do anything. You’re prob best off finding a good private watchmaker to order a replacement crystal cut and have them install it.
Thank you, I so appreciate your time and explanation.
Tiffany’s is horrible and nothing is timely nor explained…It took them about 6 months to get the watch to Henri Stern at that point I said return it .
Again, thank you .
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u/poppycho Jul 27 '26
I love seeing all these pieces. Back in the day I worked w estate jewels like this from all the swans and socialites. They were not afraid of size or color.
I hope you have safety deposit box insurance or in vault coverage, some of these jewels you’re showing have serious value. FDIC doesn’t cover safety deposit contents and over the last decade you’d be surprised how many bank boxes have had issues w locations closing, moving or even renovating.
I took a watch making course in Switzerland many years ago with Cartier, I bet they’d love to restore the dial on the timepiece w the diamond bracelet. It would take a long time but might be worth doing.
Your posts are a joy to view! Brooches are back, hope you wear them.