96th Auction
2017/11/18
Lot 333
Cartier, France / European Watch & Clock Co., "Gouvernail à 13 Barrettes", Case No. 33894, 32 mm, circa 1946
A fine and extremely rare vintage wristwatch "Rond Squelette"
Case: 18k gold, skeletonized, octagonal crown, "Vendôme" lugs, push back. Dial: silvered. Movm.: bridge movement, gold screw compensation balance.
Cartiers helm watch, or as they called them in house, squelette, is one of the most beautiful wristwatches by Cartier. Another squelette in platinum was sold in Geneva on 14 October 2007 for 210,000CHF.
A nearly identical watch in a white gold case is illustrated and described in Osvaldo Patrizzi, "White Cartier", Antiquorum Editions 2006, No. 44.
A fine and extremely rare vintage wristwatch "Rond Squelette"
Case: 18k gold, skeletonized, octagonal crown, "Vendôme" lugs, push back. Dial: silvered. Movm.: bridge movement, gold screw compensation balance.
Cartiers helm watch, or as they called them in house, squelette, is one of the most beautiful wristwatches by Cartier. Another squelette in platinum was sold in Geneva on 14 October 2007 for 210,000CHF.
A nearly identical watch in a white gold case is illustrated and described in Osvaldo Patrizzi, "White Cartier", Antiquorum Editions 2006, No. 44.
estimated
22.000—26.000 €
Price realized
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