Juste un Clou or Serrure
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Juste un Clou
A single gold nail bent round the wrist until its head lies beside its point.
Serrure
A bangle of springy gold wire, one end flattened by a hammer stroke into a clasp shaped like a lock.
All the meaning gathers at the ends of these two bangles. In Juste un Clou, drawn by Aldo Cipullo in 1971, the ends are the head and point of a nail, laid side by side. In Serrure, made by Jean Dinh Van in 1975, one end is struck flat with a hammer and cut into a clasp that recalls a lock, and the springy wire opens without a hinge. A carpenter's nail and a locksmith's plate, four years and an Atlantic apart.
| Fact | Juste un Clou | Serrure |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | 1971 | 1975 |
| Designer | Aldo Cipullo | Jean Dinh Van |
| School | Place Vendôme | Place Vendôme |
| Materials | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, diamond | yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, diamond |
| Moves | No | opens |
| From | €1,070 | €3,200 |
| Top of line | €575,000 | €7,990 |
Prices in euros as published by each house, October 2026.
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