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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 266650, member: 2844"]I think the joolies among us base the dating of this watch on both the jewellery and watch style of a certain period. There is a lot of gorgeous post-war 40s jewellery around, with dateable marks. But in this case there is a model number, that should be a clue.</p><p>There are many 'oldies' among us. And at least one person who was raised with daily war stories from both former Dutch resistance parents.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>While most of Europe suffered from WWII and had to rebuild, Switzerland did extremely well, thanks to the laundering of Nazi 'Melmer' gold, gold stolen from holocaust victims, refugees, and during raids on anyone who happened to live in occupied countries. This is a Swiss watch.</p><p>But post-war rebuilding gave an enormous boost to European economy. One year before the introduction of the Marshall Plan in 1948, British, French, and Dutch production were already back to pre-war levels.</p><p>I know the UK had rations for a very long time. But the end of the war meant the beginning of a new era and hope for a bright future to those in formerly occupied Europe and to a lesser extent in North America.</p><p>This new era was expressed exuberantly in almost everything, not just jewellery. Yes, they did use 1930s styles. And of course they didn't have much metal, hence the cord watch straps.</p><p>Van Cleef&Arpels 1930s, the style continued in the post-war period:</p><p><img src="http://www.langantiques.com/university/images/6/60/Van_Cleef_%26_Arpels_Ludo_Bracelet.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.langantiques.com/university/Retro_Era_Jewelry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.langantiques.com/university/Retro_Era_Jewelry" rel="nofollow">http://www.langantiques.com/university/Retro_Era_Jewelry</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 266650, member: 2844"]I think the joolies among us base the dating of this watch on both the jewellery and watch style of a certain period. There is a lot of gorgeous post-war 40s jewellery around, with dateable marks. But in this case there is a model number, that should be a clue. There are many 'oldies' among us. And at least one person who was raised with daily war stories from both former Dutch resistance parents.;) While most of Europe suffered from WWII and had to rebuild, Switzerland did extremely well, thanks to the laundering of Nazi 'Melmer' gold, gold stolen from holocaust victims, refugees, and during raids on anyone who happened to live in occupied countries. This is a Swiss watch. But post-war rebuilding gave an enormous boost to European economy. One year before the introduction of the Marshall Plan in 1948, British, French, and Dutch production were already back to pre-war levels. I know the UK had rations for a very long time. But the end of the war meant the beginning of a new era and hope for a bright future to those in formerly occupied Europe and to a lesser extent in North America. This new era was expressed exuberantly in almost everything, not just jewellery. Yes, they did use 1930s styles. And of course they didn't have much metal, hence the cord watch straps. Van Cleef&Arpels 1930s, the style continued in the post-war period: [IMG]http://www.langantiques.com/university/images/6/60/Van_Cleef_%26_Arpels_Ludo_Bracelet.jpg[/IMG] [URL]http://www.langantiques.com/university/Retro_Era_Jewelry[/URL][/QUOTE]
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