Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 168

White Gold ?Tortue Chronographe Monopoussoir? Cartier, ?Collection Privée - Tortue Chronographe?, Ref. 2396. Made in 2000. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, water resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with coaxial single button chronograph, register and an 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

USD 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 7,500 - 11,000

Sold: USD 12,390

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 8 screws, case band with 4 screws, rounded bezel, octagonal sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphire crystals. D. ?Guilloché? silver with blue-painted radial Roman numerals, outer chronograph divisions, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 045 MC, with special Cartier decoration, rhodium-plated, 22 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 43 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 1

As new

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original