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

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  • Manufacturer: Cartier
    Year: Circa 2008
    Case No: 1955 and 130205MX
    Model Name: Baignoire
    Material: 18k white gold and diamonds
    Calibre: Quartz
    Bracelet/Strap: 18k white gold and diamond-set Cartier bracelet, 155 mm. maximum length
    Clasp/Buckle: 18k white gold and diamond-set Cartier concealed double folding deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 23 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Accessories: With Cartier Certificate dated 20 June 2008, product literature, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    This watch, lavishly set with diamonds to the bezel, band and bracelet weighing approximately 10 carats in total, is a wonderful example of how Cartier makes jewelry watches. Offered in like new condition, this watch must have been worn a few times only. This watch is a very complete set, accompanied with its original certificate and fitted presentation box.

  • 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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A fine and impressive white gold and diamond-set bracelet watch

Circa 2008
23 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$400,000 - 600,000 

Sold for HK$500,000

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: TWO

Hong Kong Auction 31 May 2016