14 Karat Gold Watches Lapponia

Brand: Bjorn Weckstrom for Lapponia

Case Material: Gold

Weight: 14.3 g

Case Dimensions: Height: 1.19 in (30 mm) Width: 0.44 in (11 mm)

Style: Modernist

Place of Origin: Finland

Period: Late 20th Century

Date of Manufacture: 1980s

Condition: Good Wear consistent with age and use. There are no stamps on the buckle, so I don't think it's gold. It's gold-plated anyway.

14 Karat Gold Watches Lapponia Bjorn Weckstrom Golda

The watch works, just changed the battery.

Swiss Eta Quarts 202.001 Sapphire glass.

Leather Strips.

I have several Lapponian Jewelry designed by Bjorn Weckstrom for sale, see group photo.

Bjorn Weckstron:

Rough matt surfaces, uncut semi-precious stones and asymmetrical forms are typical to his massive golden jewelry. Inspiration comes often from nature. When working in silver, Weckstrom can for example portray the snowy, Finnish winter landscape with its frozen lakes. Weckstrom considers jewelry as an art form and his designs as miniature sculptures.

In 1963 Bjorn Weckstrom started co-operation with jewelry manufacturer Kruunu-Koru Oy (later Lapponia Jewelry) and its owner Pekka Anttila. Weckstrom became company?s designer and art director. In 1965 Weckstrom took part in the International Jewelry Contest in Rio de Janeiro, where his yellowgold and tourmaline necklace ?Flowering wall? won the Grand Prix. Through this distinguished award, the Co. received worldwide recognition, launching Lapponia?s international success. His designs have been in continuous production with Lapponia ever since.

Probably the best-known piece of Weckstrom?s jewelry is necklace Planetoid Valleys which Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) wore in George Lucas? film Star Wars in 1977. Necklace was designed for Lapponia in 1969.

Bjorn Weckstrom was the first designer who radically combined silver and acrylic in jewelry. Especially silver-acrylic ring Petrified lake achieved international attention when Yoko Ono was filmed wearing it on the Dick Cavett Show in 1975

More than 60 exhibitions in Europe, USA, Australia and Asia in 19632016

Bjorn Weckstrom is said to be one of the most charismatic and cosmopolitan personalities of the Finnish art world. Nowadays Bjorn Weckstrom lives in Espoo, Finland, but travels to Italy several times a year. He has an atelier both in Finland and in Italy. Bazar publishers has published Weckstrom?s autobiography Mitt liv som Bjorn in 2018.

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