14,400 CHF
Tortue 8 Days Power Reserve Cartier, Paris, “Collection Privée, Tortue 8 Days Power Reserve”, case and movement No. 210, Ref. 2761. Sold in July 2006. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, water resistant, large, 18K white gold wristwatch with 8 days power reserve, big date and an 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a certificate and user’s manual. Two-body, solid, polished, flat bezel, 4 screws on the band, curved lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, octagonal faceted sapphire set crown, sapphire crystals. Guilloche silvered, painted radial Roman numerals, Cartier secret signature at 7, subsidiary dial for the seconds between 4 and 5, power reserve sector between 10 and 11, outer minute track, aperture for the date. Cal. 9910, rhodium-plated, Cartier logo decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating balance spring, swan neck regulation, shock absorber, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 x 48 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-05-11
