A Collector's Pride The Princess Elizabeth Watch by Backes and Strauss

p/p pBackes andamp; Straussandmdash;renowned for creating high-end luxury timepieces and jewellery and the worldandrsquo;s oldest diamond company established in the 18th centuryandmdash;has since been mesmerising the influential. Adding to its collection, the company has now designed a master timepiece, called the Princess Elizabeth, to pay a tribute to Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II on her 90th birthday.br /andnbsp;br /The longest-reigning monarch of UK, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth will be celebrating her 90th birthday on April 21st this year. To celebrate this august occasion, Backes andamp; Strauss has revealed a special timepiece called Princess Elizabeth.br /andnbsp;br /The diamond-studded timepiece features a striking gold dial that boasts of a younger profile image of the Queen. It is skilfully hand-engraved and enamelled by the brandandrsquo;s master engraver using the Grand Feu technique with andlsquo;XCandrsquo; at the 12 oandrsquo;clock point. Interestingly, the English Blythe enamel was applied over many layers at a temperature of 900 degrees Celsius. The makers had to control the temperature continuously to give the timepiece a royal purple hue.br /andnbsp;br /The 37mm-sized watchandrsquo;s case features 28 stunning diamonds each weighing 3.95 carats, and sword-shaped hands made using superwhite luminova. Its movement is automatic and the dial shows hours, minutes and seconds.br /andnbsp;br /Last but not the least, the strap of the watch is more of a bracelet that comprises 136 diamonds that weigh around 18.57 carats.br /andnbsp;br /Another timepiece by Backes andamp; Strauss, as a mark of honour to the Queen, called the Queen Elizabeth, will be revealed in Japan this October./p pandnbsp;/p pemImage via a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/backesandstrauss/" target="_blank"Facebook/a/em/p

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