Important Collector's Wristwatches,Po...

Grand Havana Room, Mar 24, 2004

LOT 12

Cartier "Santos", Automatique. Produced in the 1990s.Fine, square, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with date and an inte-grated,brushed 18K yellow gold bracelet and deployant clasp.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with screws, polished bezel with 8 pins, protected octagonal cabochon sapphire-setwinding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. white with painted radial Roman numerals, aperture for the date. Blued steel "épée" hands. M.Cal. 077, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 29 x 29 mm. Approx. overall length: 185 mm.