製造商: Cartier 年份: Circa 2000s 型號: 2804 H 錶殼號碼: 21511CE 型號名稱: Tonneau Dual Time 材料: 18K white gold and diamonds 機芯: Manual, cal. 8970MC, 18 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Leather 錶扣: 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp 尺寸: 43.5mm length x 39.7mm width 簽名: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed 配件: Accompanied by blank Cartier certificate, instruction manual, product literature, CD, outer packaging and fitted presentation box.
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Introduced in 1906, the Cartier Tonneau is a barrel-shaped wristwatch precursory to tastes of the Art Deco era that would soon follow. Both bold and proportionally ideal, today’s Tonneau remains one of the most iconic and elegant timepieces, retaining its original grandeur parallel to its predecessors.
Distinctive with its barrel-shaped curves, the present Tonneau Double Fuseau wears elegantly due to its slim and rounded case that perfectly caresses the contours of the wrist. The elongated profile of this piece is beautifully balanced by the symmetrical pairing of the dual time zone complication, stacked on top of one another. Powered by two individual movements it houses the firm’s cal. 8970MC manual wound caliber, hence two crowns are fitted on the caseband for time adjustment.
The present example Cartier Tonneau in white gold with a diamond-set bezel is a luxurious iteration of the famed barrel-shaped wristwatch. The present lot is offered in attractive overall condition and complete with its certificate and presentation box.
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.