Cartier - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: TWO Hong Kong Monday, May 30, 2016 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: Cartier
    Year: Circa 1998
    Reference No: 2389
    Case No: 17/20
    Model Name: Pasha Jour et Nuit
    Material: 18k yellow gold
    Calibre: Automatic, 115, 29 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Burgundy Cartier crocodile leather strap
    Clasp/Buckle: 18k yellow gold Cartier folding deployant buckle
    Dimensions: 38 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present Pasha Jour et Nuit model features an unusual jump hour display where the time is indicated by the central hand, jumping to the next hour as the minute hand in the subsidiary dial pass by 60 minutes. Further enhancing the engine-turned dial, the central hand is terminated with a Sun and Moon motif that also acts as the day and night indicator. This rare timepiece is made in a limited edition of 20 pieces only and the present watch is numbered 17.

  • Artist Biography

    Cartier

    French

    With the Constitution of 1848 came a new standard for luxury in France. Founded one year prior by Louis-Francois Cartier, the house of Cartier was one of the first to use platinum in jewelry making. This incredibly expensive material became the stepping-stone for Cartier to experiment in form, mechanisms and attitude. It helped men move from pocket watches to wristwatches, effectively making the watch much more functional and prominent in a man's overall wardrobe.

    Cartier did not only touch on functionality. Inspired by a commissioned painting by George Barbier featuring a black panther at the feet of an elegantly bejeweled woman, Cartier began incorporating wild animals in his designs—most notably, Cartier Panthère rings, bangle bracelets and watches. Yet it wasn't until the late 1960s that the house of Cartier debuted their iconic yellow and rose gold LOVE collection, which includes the famous bracelet that only a special screwdriver can open. 

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Ref. 2389
A fine and rare yellow gold limited edition jump hour wristwatch with day and night indicator

Circa 1998
38 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$80,000 - 120,000 

Sold for HK$100,000

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: TWO

Hong Kong Auction 31 May 2016