August 2, 2025

0.51ct. emerald & diamond (0.05ct.tw.) halo cluster pendant, 14kt., 0.9gr., $350.00 CAD. 231-00303

What do you do when you lose a single earring from a set? Well, if the style permits, turn it into a pendant. All we had to do was cut off the earring post, laser weld a small ring to the to outer edge and attach a large bail. Voilà, we have a brand new/estate pendant. The bright green emerald was just too pretty for us to take out of the setting and wait until we needed it for another project. The popular halo design is a customer favorite and we expect no different with this pendant. The emerald is framed by a thin halo of bead set round brilliant cut diamonds measuring only 1mm diameter. They are small but of decent SI-HI quality, providing a subtle sparkle and contrast against the bright green emerald. The large white gold bail allows a variety of chain style and weights to easily pass through. Emeralds are almost always very highly included to the point of becoming opaque quite often. This one is far from perfect clarity but it is better than most and makes the most of its brilliant cut faceting pattern. For a natural emerald with natural diamond accents in 14 karat white gold, it looks far most expensive than the price suggests. The pendant measures 8.2mm in diameter and weighs a little under 1 gram including the gems. The snake style necklace we have pictured with the pendant is not included. Perfect condition and estate priced for the pendant only $350.00 CAD. Stock #231-00303.

August 1, 2025

2013 Ulysse Nardin 45.8mm Maxi-Marine Black Sea Chronograph 353.92. $6,450.00 CAD. 501-00131

In parts of the world, fine watches have become ingrained as part of the local culture. North Americans could expand their horizons when it comes to the variety of sophisticated watches available. Many manufacturers have interesting and important histories that in some cases go back to the early 1800s. There is more to the world of luxury watches than the few top of mind brands that seem to capture all the headlines. There are only a handful of brands that are well-recognized in North America and Ulysee Nardin is certainly not one of them. They are however a brand to be reckoned with. With a history starting in the mid 1800s. The company is famous for building some of the world’s most accurate marine chronometers. These highly accurate timekeepers were an essential tool for celestial navigation on the open sea. Accuracy wasn’t a luxury, it was a life or death necessity. Before the digital world of GPS; precise time, a clear star filled sky and a little skill were all that was needed to keep you on course. In keeping with the adventurous world exploration theme, we present the Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine Chronograph chronometer. All black rubber coated on stainless steel. This watch will not show dings on the sharp edges or bleed stainless steel with wear and tear as on PVD coated watches. Stealthy but still easy to read with large white luminous hands and hour markers. This watch comes complete with the original endorsed paperwork (July 2013) and packaging. It was purchased as a preowned watch from Watch Finder Toronto in the winter of 2021 for $8,000.00. The watch was treated to a full overhaul shortly after the Watch Finder purchase by Bill Le Boeuf Jewellers. The service included a cleaning of the automatic movement, regulating, and vacuum/pressure testing. The electronic timing report shows a very good rate of well within chronometer specification, an excellent balance wheel amplitude of 320 degrees, and a beat error showing a perfect zero milliseconds. This hardly worn watch is running exceptionally well and is covered by our complimentary 1-year warranty (prorated for 5 years). A few sections of the soft rubber strap have been cut out, if you have a wrist larger than 21.5cm a new strap may be required. This watch is estate priced at $6,450.00 CAD. Stock #501-00131.

July 31, 2025

14 karat tri-colour gold layered ball necklace 18″ 5.7 grams. $805.00 CAD. 431-00922

The layered look is as popular as ever and here’s a single necklace that achieves the statement in an all in one design. The basic bright cut 1.5mm rope splits into three sections at the front. The three sections are highlighted with brightly polished and faceted tri-colour gold balls measuring 5.0mm in diameter. At some point the original clasp was replaced with a large and more secure 10 karat gold lobster style clasp. The rest of the necklace was manufactured from upgraded 14 karat gold and is original right down to the Beverly Hills Gold logo. Excellent condition looking like new with no dents or dings on any of the shiny balls. This necklace weighs 5.7 grams and is estate priced at $805.00 CAD. Stock #431-00922.

SOLD

July 30, 2025

Omega Speedmaster automatic chronograph Triple-Date, 39mm, 3520.50.00. $2,600.00 CAD. 510-00214

The Speedmaster “Triple-Date” looks a lot like Omega’s famous Moonwatch but in a slightly smaller case size of 39mm. In many ways the smaller watch is a better choice for many people. Most obvious is the reduced price; these watches sell for way less than half what the Moonwatch does. The automatic winding feature means you never need to manually wind it up. The sapphire crystal is exponentially harder compared to the plastic equipped Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch. Some added utility on the smaller watch comes form of a Day/Date/Month (Triple-Date) calendar. A final feature is the small 24 hour dial display located with the continuous seconds hand at 9:00 o’clock. The flat black dial with all its information can seem a bit daunting at initial introduction but within no time all available information is easily deciphered. The large bright white hour and minute hands along with large stick hour markers are treated with luminous material to allow instant time interpretation day or night. The 12 hour chronograph register hands are all nicely lined up vertically. A 24 hour dial with broad arrow hand sits at the 9:00 position displaying the hours of the day in full Arabic numerals. The “triple date” moniker comes from the fact this watch displays the day of the month (rocket shaped, white tipped long black centre hand), day of the week and the month of the year in the cut out windows at 12:00. A handy tachymeter scale outlines the bezel that can be used for calculating  units per hour. Our example is in good condition retaining its original finish on all surfaces. The automatic Omega modified Valjoux 7751 movement housed within the 39mm stainless steel case is keeping excellent time with all functions working as designed. It was just serviced in July of 2024 by our master watchmaker and is working better than expected for a non chronometer rated mechanism. The Vibrograf timing report shows an amazing rate of just plus 1 second per day, strong amplitute of 282 degrees, and an absolutely perfect beat error of zero milliseconds. There is something very satisfying about the operation a mechanical chronograph watch that a quartz model just can’t duplicate. As far as bang for the buck goes this has to be one of the best kept secrets in the watch world. This model is no longer available and I’m sure it’s destined to become a future classic collectible. Including our 1 year Bill Le Boeuf Jewellers one year warranty the watch is estate priced at $2,600.00. Stock 510-00214.

Sale pending.

July 29, 2025

14kt. two-tone diamond earrings, 6.7gr., 0.50ct. tw. I1-HI, Omega backs. $1,540.00 CAD. 131-00340

 The versatility of gold makes it the perfect material to express a jewellery designers creativity. It easily blends with other metals to display different hues, can be polished, hammered, drawn, sandblasted, or brushed to display multiple finishes on the same piece. It is also malleable enough to easily set any gemstone. These estate earrings display many of gold’s wonderful attributes. The mirror image design has a mostly hammered texture that has been sandblasted to accentuate the white on yellow contrast. The borders of the overlapping design are highlighted with over 100 small round brilliant cut diamonds that were each hand-set one by one. The earrings are secured with spring loaded wire omega backs with long posts. This style of closure is easy to use as there are no fussy little butterfly friction backs, they are also quite comfortable applying pressure across a larger area on the back of your ear. They are of sturdy construction with a finished weight of 6.7 grams. They are also in like new condition. Estate priced at $1,540.00 CAD.