The present lady's wristwatch intriguingly presents feature usually associated with more masculine timepieces, such as the screw lugs, the absence of any kind of gem-setting, and the "old school" porcelain dial style featuring railway minute divisions, Breguet numerals, and Breguet hands. In fact, this was the lady's counterpart to a the celebrated officier reference 3960.
The contrast of traits results in a highly attractive wristwatch, extremely charismatic notwithstanding the diminutive size and at the same time exceedingly elegant.

The presence of the original Guarantee and numbered sale tag, and the virtually new-old-stock condition of the watch further amplify its appeal.

Reference 4860 was originally released in yellow gold in 1992; around 1995 the line was updated with white and pink gold versions, and the models will remain in production until 2006.