Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 212

?Rectangulaire B-Plan? Cartier Paris, "Rectangulaire B-Plan", No. 001/150. Made in a limited series of 150 examples in 1997 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the company by Louis-Francois Cartier. Very fine and unusual, rectangular curved, 18K yellow gold gentleman's quartz wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold deployable clasp under the case. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, "bombé", stepped sides and case back with screws, engraved "LC 1847 - 1997", "Vendôme" type lugs, ruby-set winding-crown, "bombé" sapphire crystal. D. ?Guilloché? silver with painted radial Roman numerals and indexes on a plain reserve. Blued steel "épée" hands. M. Cal. 157, with quartz standardization. Dial, case, and movement signed. Dim. 22 x 28 mm. Thickness 7 mm. To be sold without reserve