Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 22

"Roadster" Cartier, "Roadster", Automatic, Ref. 2618. Made in 2004. Fine and unusual, tonneau-shaped, curved, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a stainless steel Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished, screwed-down winding-crown, "quick change" system to easily interchange bracelets or straps, case back with 8 screws, sapphire crystal with "cyclops" lens. D. Two-tone black with painted luminous radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minutes registers, outer tachometer graduation, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 8510, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 47 mm. Thickness: 13 mm.