製造商: Cartier 年份: Circa 2020 型號: WHTN0006 錶殼號碼: 4145, No. 88/100 型號名稱: Privé Tonneau XL Skeleton Dual Time 材料: Platinum 機芯: Manual, 9919 MC, 35 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Crocodile 錶扣: 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp 尺寸: 52.4mm length x 29.8mm width 簽名: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed 配件: Accompanied by Cartier Certificate of Guarantee dated 4th March 2020 and stamped Cartier Boutique London, Certificate of Origin confirming the present timepiece is numbered 88 of a limited edition of 100, instructions manual and red document holder.
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The first Cartier Tonneau wristwatch was initially introduced in 1906. As part of its pre-SIHH 2019 reveal, the Parisian Maison added the Tonneau XL Skeleton Dual Time to their Prive Collection, taking its cue from the dual time model from the late 90s. In favour of using individual movements for each time zone like its predecessor, the present skeletonised watch is powered by a single Swiss-made, hand-wound cal. 9919 MC. Not only is this movement skeletonized to the point where it is barely there, but it is also perfectly shaped to match the contours of the Tonneau case. Combining old-school and contemporary ideas, this watch is the embodiment of form and function that pushes the boundaries Cartier’s mechanical prowess and distinctive stylistic touches.
Numbered 88 of a 100-piece limited edition, the present Tonneau XL Skeleton Dual Time is the ideal traveller’s watch, crafted in platinum with divine proportions and is technically sound. Accompanied by its certificates, this is a fantastic opportunity to acquire a Cartier wristwatch from the Prive collection, representing beautiful timepieces that push themselves technically and break out of their usual aesthetic.
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.