Founded in 1911 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Ebel built its reputation on Swiss craftsmanship, celebrated for elegant, design-driven watches worn by discerning women. This vintage creation hails from the 1970s, when the maison embraced hardstone dials and gem-setting to produce jewellery watches of character. Tiger’s eye—a warm, chatoyant stone prized for its shifting bands of golden light—gives this piece an earthy allure. Such watches capture a moment in design history, blending horology with the artistry of jewellery.

At the centre sits an oval dial cut from tiger’s eye, its brown-gold surface shimmering with the stone’s depth. A halo of brilliant-cut diamonds encircles the dial, their brilliance contrasting against the warm mineral tones. Slim gold hands sweep above, keeping the design uncluttered. The watch, at 30mm x 25mm, is integrated into a woven yellow gold bracelet whose mesh drapes elegantly around the wrist. A manually wound movement completes this refined expression of seventies glamour.