49,560 CHF
Cartier, London, "Parallélogramme", No HLSD 2036. Bearing London import marks for 1973. Very fine and unusual, parallelogram-shaped, asymmetric, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with 18K white and yellow gold Cartier deployant clasp. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, case band with screws, bombé crystal. Rhomboidshaped, white with painted red Arabic numerals and indexes. Blued steel "Baton" hands. Cal 160, signed Cartier, oval, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, and self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial and movement signed Cartier, case hallmarked and numbered. Dim. 29,5 x 42 mm. Thickness 7,5 mm. From “The Collection” Notes A similar watch is illustrated in “White Cartier”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, 2006, page 349.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-05-13
