Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

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

LOT 217

?Réversible Basculante? with date Cartier Paris, ?Montre- Bracelet Réversible Basculante?, Ref. 855778CD/2522. Made circa 2001. Fine, rectangular, stainless steel gentleman?s quartz wristwatch with ?cabriolet? system and date, with a stainless steel Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Four-body, solid, sharp polished and brushed bezel, winding-crown at 12, rounded lugs, embossed Cartier logos inside the outer case, subsidiary dial for the second, aperture for the date at 6. D. Matte silver with painted radial Roman numerals, secret Cartier signature on the VII. Blued steel ?Epée? hands. M. Cal 012, with quartz standardization. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 26 mm. Thickness 7 mm.