$5,900
White Gold “Santos Dumont” Cartier, Paris, Santos-Dumont, Ref. 2651. Made circa 2000. Very fine and rare, large, square, curved, 18k white gold gentleman's wristwatch with leather strap and 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Two body, solid, polished and brushed, back secured with eight screws, sapphire-set winding-crown, bombé sapphire crystal. "Guilloché" silvered with painted radial Roman numerals, inner minute division. Blued steel "épée" hands. Cal. 430MC, signed Cartier, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 45 x 35 mm. Thickness 6 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-09-20
