1970s Sterling Silver Roy King

A sensational 1977 Sterling Silver piece by esteemed jeweller Roy King, winner of two first prizes, a second and a third at the British Modern Jewellery Exhibition in 1961. The winning pieces are now in the permanent collection of Goldsmith’s Hall Alongside the renowned Anglo-Italian jeweller Andrew Grima, King was a pioneer of the ‘Bark Effect’, a desirable finish that lead to the acquisition of his pieces by celebrities such as Tom Jones and George Harrison, with Pattie Boyd (Harrison’s then wife) wearing one of King’s wedding bands to their ceremony The clean white elongated dial is decorated with black heavy diamond hands and black italicized Roman numerals The Sterling silver monocoque case, reminiscent of the Cartier Tank Allongée (Cartier being a brand for which King was once an unaccredited manufacturer) features a stepped bezel and polished case back bearing the marque’s iconic statement hallmarks for London 1979 Setting this piece aside from the rest is the lugged, sterling silver Curb link bracelet, a contemporary twist on an otherwise classic dress watch. Fastened by King’s legendary multi setting buckle clasp and bearing bold hallmarks for London 1979 as well as Curb link safety chain for peace of mind The Swiss made FHF cal.69 manual wind movement runs smoothly and keeps good time Case width - 23mm Case height - 38mm Lug width - 16mm Bracelet length including head - adjustable from 21 to 24cm