Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

LOT 335

Cartier Paris, "Santos-Dumont", Mecanique, Ref. 2785. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and rare, square, thin, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K white gold Cartier deployantclasp.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with screws on the band, bezel with 8 pins, sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphirecrystal. D. "guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals. Blued steel "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 21, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes?decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 27 x 35 mm.