Vintage Gem de Van Cleef & Arpels pure perfume 74,50% vol. 30 ml splash in box.

Original version. Dated 1993.

Conditions:

Flacon, original juice and box are in perfect conditions.

 

Launched:

1987. Discontinued.

  

Perfumer:

Roger Pellegrino in collaboration with Jean Spaeth.

 

Flacon designer:

Joel Desgrippes.

  

Smell profile: 

Peculiar and sensual floral bouquet in woody oriental base with powdery undertone.

 

Main notes to mention chamomile, rosewood, marigold, clary sage, tuberose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, rose, clove, cypress, orris, patchouli, vetiver, civet, vanilla.

 

Batch no. / production year:

3KP / 1993.

 

Dating clues:

1..Batch coding system 3 characters (2 letters, 1^st digit – the last number of the year) used before 1991. In 1991-1994 – 3 or 4 characters,1994 and after – 4 or 5 characters.

2. The box dated before 1991 (Address - 62 Faubourg de St. Honorè, Paris, < 1991).

It is common when old boxes used in later years.

 

Reference:

https://raidersofthelostscent.blogspot.com/2013/12/how-to-recognize-vancleef-arpels.html#more

 

Weight:

463 g.