Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Hotel Du Rhone, Apr 02, 2006

LOT 457

?Limited Edition 19/20? Cartier Paris, "Collection Privée, Pasha de Cartier Tourbillon", No. 19/20, ref 2406. Made in a limited edition of 20 examples in 2000, with a specially designed movement with enamel bridge. Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and an 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 8 screws and a port-hole to view the tourbillon, stepped and wide sloped bezel, "Vendôme" type square lugs with white gold screwed bars, cabochon sapphire-set Pasha-style winding- crown, sapphire crystals. D. Transparent with painted radial Arabic numerals and indexes on an outer plain reserve, showing the single interlaced and blue enameled double Cartier "C" bridge, visible handengraved mainspring barrel at 12 and tourbillon cage with blued steel seconds hand at 6, applied white gold Arabic numerals for the 3 and 9 on hand-engraved white gold sections. Blued steel "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 492 MC, rhodium plated, 30 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with A-shaped polished steel cage, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm. To be sold without reserve