Cartier - Hong Kong Watch Auction: THREE Hong Kong Monday, November 28, 2016 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: Cartier
    Year: Circa 2005
    Reference No: 2765
    Case No: 123750LX
    Model Name: Pasha de Cartier
    Material: 18k white gold and diamonds
    Calibre: Automatic
    Bracelet/Strap: 18k white gold and diamond-set Cartier bracelet, 160 mm. maximum length
    Clasp/Buckle: 18k white gold and diamond-set Cartier concealed double deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 42 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed

  • Catalogue Essay

    This elegant timepiece encased in a circular case features quarter numerals and a distinctive diamond-set screw down crown cap attached to the case by a small chain. The watch is lavishly set with diamonds throughout the bezel, crown and bracelet, making the watch incredibly classy and feminine. The large case adds a dash of elegance to both male and female wrists alike.

  • 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. 2765
A fine and large white gold and diamond-set wristwatch with sweep centre seocnds and bracelet

Circa 2005
42 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$300,000 - 500,000 
€35,200-58,700
$37,000-64,000

Hong Kong Watch Auction: THREE

Hong Kong Auction 29 November 2016