ARTYASON OF EARTH PRECIOUS BUTTERFLYThe Precious Butterfly Engraved is the perfect balance between Art and watchmaking: a fully hand engraved case, a dial made with a real butterfly wing and the exclusive ArtyA « Aion » Automatic Movement COSC certified.

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ARTYASON OF EARTH PRECIOUS BUTTERFLYThe Precious Butterfly Engraved is the perfect balance between Art and watchmaking: a fully hand engraved case, a dial made with a real butterfly wing and the exclusive ArtyA « Aion » Automatic Movement COSC certified.

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ARTYA
SON OF EARTH PRECIOUS BUTTERFLY

The Precious Butterfly Engraved is the perfect balance between Art and watchmaking: a fully hand engraved case, a dial made with a real butterfly wing and the exclusive ArtyA « Aion » Automatic Movement COSC certified.
Model name: Son of Earth Precious Butterfly Engraved 1/1
Case: Entirely hand engraved with 18K gold bezel and lateral inserts
Dial: Hand made with real butterfly wing. by the artist Dominique Arpa-Cirpka
Calibre: Exclusive ArtyA « Aion » Automatic Movement COSC certified
Bracelet: Crocodile strap
Dimensions: Diameter: 44 mm
Specificities: Case entirely hand engraved with a gold bezel and lateral inserts, a unique dial made with a real butterfly wing and behind the dial feature the automatic swiss made ArtyA Aion COSC certified movement.

Special Notice

Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

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Lot Essay

In 2012, while the imago ArtyA was still in the midst of its imaginal stage, its father and creator, designer, and CEO Yvan Arpa decided to inject into the chrysalis of his brand an extra bit of watchmaking DNA, in the form of a new collection baptized Son of Earth. With the fi rst and last vocation of immortalizing the infi nite beauty of the macroscopic world off ered by our Earth, from its mineral origins to the organic life as we know it today. And what more symbolic choice could have made Yvan Arpa at that time but the butterfl y to depict the holy splendor of the masterpiece of Life on Earth?

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