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Cartier
La Pendule Magnétique "Water Clock"
A unique, historically important and exquisite marble, silver, lapis lazuli, nephrite, coral, mother-of-pearl, enamel and jade “water clock” with original presentation box
- Manufacturer
- Cartier
- Year
- Circa 1929
- Case No
- 1934 and 1820
- Model Name
- La Pendule Magnétique "Water Clock"
- Material
- Yellow gold, brass, marble, aventurine, silver, lapis lazuli, nephrite/jade, coral, emeralds, mother-of-pearl and enamel
- Calibre
- Manual key-wind, 13 jewels
- Dimensions
- Diameter of Jade Bowl: 20cm approx Diameter of Base: 22cm approx Overall Height of Clock including Chimera: 18cm approx Carp: 5cm overall length approx Turtle: 4.8cm overall length approx
- Signed
- Silver panel on marble base signed, movement signed, silver support on outer part of bowl with Cartier hand stamped number 1934 and inscription "Made in France", key furthermore with Cartier hand stamped numbers
- Accessories
- Accompanied by the original presentation box and key. Furthermore accompanied by a copy of <em>La Collection Horlogerie by Francois Chaille et Franco Cologni</em> and <em>Asia Imagined: In the Baur and Cartier Collections by Estelle Niklès van Osselt</em>.
Further Details
Full-Cataloguing
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.