The Collection of a European Nobleman

Geneva, May 11, 2008

LOT 209

Tortue Monopoussoir Cartier, ?Collection Privée, Tortue Monopoussoir?, movement No. 0245, No. 245, Ref. 2781. Sold in July 2006. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch, single-button chronograph, register with an 18K Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a certificate and user?s manual.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 8 screws, 4 screws on the band, flat bezel, concave lugs, octagonal sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché silver, painted radial Roman numerals, secret Cartier signature at VII, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer minute track. 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. 38 x 48 mm. Thickness 12 mm