Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

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

LOT 220

White Gold ?Tortue Chronographe" Cartier "Tortue Chronographe", No. 0411 CC, Ref. 2396. Made circa 2000. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with single button chronograph, register and an 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 8 screws, case band with 4 screws, rounded bezel, octagonal sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphire crystals. D. "Guilloché" silver with blue painted Roman XII and applied white gold round indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 045, engraved with special Cartier finish, rhodium-plated, 22 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 43 mm. Thickness 10 mm.