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Cartier and Audemars Piguet
An intriguing and elegant yellow gold special order skeletonized wristwatch, with movement by Audemars Piguet
- Estimate
- CHF40,000 - 80,000€43,200 - 86,300$50,200 - 100,000
CHF114,300
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Cartier and Audemars Piguet
- Year
- 1956 and 1968
- Movement No
- 61'328
- Case No
- 48'227 and furthermore with Cartier stock number 014 and 997
- Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Calibre
- Manual, jeweled
- Bracelet/Strap
- Fabric
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold Cartier buckle stamped 17802
- Dimensions
- 35mm length and 23.5mm width
- Signed
- Movement by Audemars Piguet, case and clasp with Cartier hand stamped numbers
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Cartier service invoice.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
An intriguing and interesting specimen, the present watch is a marriage of two powerhouses: Cartier and Audemars Piguet. This rare wristwatch was originally born as an Audemars Piguet, fitted with the skeletonized movement no. 61328, an elegant caliber 10TS, registered with case no. 7710 and reference 5036BA, and sold in 1956 to Jaeger Paris. The watch was later the subject of an extraordinary transformation: in 1968, Cartier redesigned the case and added the dial, while deliberately leaving the movement visible to highlight the technical refinement of Audemars Piguet.
A drawing preserved in the Cartier archives, shown in the photo, presents the original design of this model/watch describing it as “Bracelet Montre Squelette" 1968.
The gold hallmark, not of Swiss origin, confirms the French intervention, most likely executed upon request of a distinguished client. Such a personalisation, unique in its kind, reflects the practice of the period, when great Maisons like Cartier would receive movements from prestigious manufactures and reinterpret them through their own aesthetic vocabulary.
The present watch, recently serviced by Cartier (as documented by the illustrated receipt), thus represents a rare testimony to this encounter between two legendary maisons: a masterpiece that preserves the purity of the Audemars Piguet movement and the unmistakable signature of Cartier, embodying the very essence of Franco-Swiss haute horlogerie of the 1950s and 1960s.
This watch showcases the distinctive "Eagle Beak" case, where the lugs taper into elegant, beak-like points. This sculptural detail lends the piece a striking, architectural presence that collectors find especially captivating.
A drawing preserved in the Cartier archives, shown in the photo, presents the original design of this model/watch describing it as “Bracelet Montre Squelette" 1968.
The gold hallmark, not of Swiss origin, confirms the French intervention, most likely executed upon request of a distinguished client. Such a personalisation, unique in its kind, reflects the practice of the period, when great Maisons like Cartier would receive movements from prestigious manufactures and reinterpret them through their own aesthetic vocabulary.
The present watch, recently serviced by Cartier (as documented by the illustrated receipt), thus represents a rare testimony to this encounter between two legendary maisons: a masterpiece that preserves the purity of the Audemars Piguet movement and the unmistakable signature of Cartier, embodying the very essence of Franco-Swiss haute horlogerie of the 1950s and 1960s.
This watch showcases the distinctive "Eagle Beak" case, where the lugs taper into elegant, beak-like points. This sculptural detail lends the piece a striking, architectural presence that collectors find especially captivating.