98,500 CHF
CARTIER/EUROPEAN WATCH & CLOCK CO. , POSSIBLY UNIQUE PLATINUM AND DIAMOND BRACELET WATCH Cartier, Paris, No. 375253, case No. 36355. Made in 1951. Possibly unique platinum, and baguette-cut diamond wristwatch with integral platinum link bracelet with 18k pink gold deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Cartier certificate of authenticity dated October 2011. Two-body, polished, T-bar lugs, large sloped bezel set with baguette and brillant-cut diamonds as hour markers, snap on caseback mounted on a centrally-set movement. Matte silver, outer minute divisions. Blued steel baton hands. Rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 3 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring with index regulator. Dial signed Cartier, movement and case signed European Watch and Clock Co. Case numbered. Diam. 29 mm. Thickness 6 mm, approx. overall length 175 mm. Notes An unmistakable Cartier creation in platinum and white diamonds, this watch is an extremely rare, perhaps even unique model, a variant of the famous “Gouvernail”. The style is clean and unfussy yet made of the most costly materials, a great example of Cartier design and craftsmanship. Naturally this watch with platinum case set with 12 diamonds and with solid platinum bracelet would have been extremely expensive and made with the most discerning Cartier client in mind. The very early 1950’s was another golden era for Cartier’s designers, although a pe
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-05-13
