Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015
LOT 323
CARTIER SANTOS OCTAGON DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE YELLOW GOLD Cartier, "Santos Octagon Automatique". Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, octagonal, center seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold, diamond and sapphire set wristwatch with a Lapis Lazuli dial and an 18K yellow gold Santos link bracelet with 32 sapphires in place of screws and deployant clasp.
HKD 20,000 - 37,000
USD 2,600 - 4,700 / CHF 2,500 - 4,500
Sold: HKD 40,000
Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, diamond and sapphire bezel with screws, protected cabochon sapphire-set winding-crown. Blue colored stone dial. Yellow gold sword hands. Cal. AO77, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |