No Reserve
8028Σ
Cartier
Ref. 2496
Cartier Tortue
A lady’s fine and dazzling yellow gold and diamond-set tortue-shaped wristwatch with Roman numerals, certificate and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$100,000 - 150,000•€11,900 - 17,800$12,800 - 19,200
HK$127,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Cartier
- Year
- Circa 1999
- Reference No
- 2496
- Movement No
- 1999-3462
- Case No
- 334636MG
- Model Name
- Cartier Tortue
- Material
- 18K yellow gold and diamonds
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 430MC, 18 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Crocodile
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold Cartier deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 33mm length x 34mm width
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by blank Cartier certificate, instruction manual, product literature, CD, outer packaging and fitted presentation box.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- The Cartier Tortue is arguably one of the most emblematic and classic watch cases of the early 20th century. Designed by non-other than Louis Cartier in 1912, the original voluptuous tonneau-shaped case is elegant, sophisticated and named “tortue à pattes” or “turtle on legs” both for its resemblance to the animal’s shape, along for its connotations with good fortune and longevity.
- Elegantly proportioned, the case of this timepiece is complemented by two rows of blinding brilliant-cut diamonds throughout. Housed inside is the firm’s signature guilloche dial with Roman numerals. Fitted with a sapphire caseback, its wearer is invited to admire the highly praised manual cal. 430MC from the coveted CPCP collection.
- Offered in excellent overall condition, the present timepiece is complete with its original accessories.
- Elegantly proportioned, the case of this timepiece is complemented by two rows of blinding brilliant-cut diamonds throughout. Housed inside is the firm’s signature guilloche dial with Roman numerals. Fitted with a sapphire caseback, its wearer is invited to admire the highly praised manual cal. 430MC from the coveted CPCP collection.
- Offered in excellent overall condition, the present timepiece is complete with its original accessories.
Cartier
FrenchWith 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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