Eva Perón Watch auction on Ebay

Eva peron watch auction on Ebay: Item number: 160270962715 Art Deco Wrist Watch dated 1900 GOLD, Diamonds, Platinum and more (15 jewels) WORKING AND GOOD CONDITION FOR THE AGE Two (2) Single cut diamonds. Weight: approximately 0.02 carat each ( calculated according to dimensions) approximate total weight: 0.04 carat. Measurements: average diameter: 1.70 mm. Clarity grade: SI (1 diamond is chipped). Colour grade: G-H. Quality of cut Fair. Six (6) rose cut diamonds. Measurements: approximately 0.80 to 1.50 mm in diameter. Quality of cut: fair Four (4) rectangular-shaped, scissors cut synthetic sapphires. Measurements: approximately 2.40 X 0.90mm. Colour: Dark Blue. Clarity grade: SI. Quality of cut: Medium. María Eva Duarte de Perón (May 7, 1919 -- July 26, 1952) was the second wife of President Juan Domingo Perón (1895--1974) and served as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. She is often referred to as simply Eva Perón, or by the affectionate Spanish language diminutive Evita, which literally translates into English as "Little Eva". She was born out of wedlock in rural Argentina in 1919. At the age 15, Eva Duarte made her way to the nation's capital of Buenos Aires where she pursued a career as a stage, radio, and film actress. Eva met Colonel Juan Perón in 1944 at a charity event in San Juan. The two were married the following year. In 1946, Juan Perón was elected President of Argentina. Over the course of the next six years, Eva Perón became powerful within the Pro-Peronist trade unions, essentially for speaking on behalf of labor rights. She also ran the Ministries of Labor and Health, founded and ran the charitable Eva Perón Foundation, and founded and ran the nation's first large-scale female political party, the Female Peronist Party. In 1951, Eva Perón accepted the Peronist nomination for the office of Vice President of Argentina. In this bid she received great support from the Peronist political base, low-income and working class Argentines referred to as descamisados or "shirtless ones". However, opposition from the nation's military and elite, coupled with her declining health, ultimately forced her to back down. In 1952, shortly before her death, Eva Perón was given the official title of "Spiritual Leader of the Nation" by the Argentine Congress.

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