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THE SWISS FEDERAL REPUBLIC'S WATCH

The Swiss Federal Republic presented this specially designed platinum watch to the Queen in 1947, as a wedding gift. Designed by Vacheron & Constantin, the world's oldest watch factory.

The Queen gave the watch as a wedding gift to the Princess Diana, in 1981.

Courtesy Leslie Field - "The Queen's Jewels/The Personal Collection of Elizabeth II"
Published 1987 Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, NY.


WATCH VACHERON CONSTANTIN - QEII GIFT TO DIANA

Princess Diana, the former princess of Wales, owned a platinum Vacheron Constantin watch.
The watch was originally given to Queen Elizabeth II as a wedding gift from The Swiss Federal Republic in 1947. The Queen then passed this remarkable, elegant watch down to Princess Diana in 1981, as a congratulatory gift before her wedding to the Prince of Wales.








QEII










Diana

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