58,800 CHF
White Gold Pasha Tourbillon Cartier, Paris, "Collection Privee, Pasha de Cartier Tourbillon" No. 02/20-2001, Ref. 2542. Made in an exclusive limited edition of 20 examples in 2001. Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and an 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 8 screws and a porthole to view the tourbillon cage, stepped and wide sloped bezel, "Vendôme" type square lugs with white gold screwed bars, cabochon sapphire-set Pasha-style protected winding-crown cover, sapphire crystal. Transparent, showing the single grid bridge and the tourbillon cage, at the center, a white gold square minute track with painted indexes, skeleton white gold Arabic numerals for the 9 and the 3. Black oxydised gold lozenge hands. Cal. 492 MC, rhodium plated, 32 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with A-shaped polished steel cage, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 m.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-11-14
