Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 234

Cartier Paris, "Collection Privee, Pasha de Cartier Tourbillon" No. 16/20-2000, Ref. 2406. Produced in a limited edition of 20 examples in 2000. Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and an 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 8 screws and a port-hole to view the tourbillon cage, stepped and wide sloped bezel, "Vendôme" type square lugs with white gold screwed bars, cabochon sapphire-set Pasha-style winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. Transparent with painted radial Arabic numerals and indexes on an outer reserve, interlaced and blue enameled double Cartier "C" bridge, visible hand-engraved mainspring barrel at 12 and tourbillon cage with blued steel seconds hand at 6, applied white gold Arabic numerals for the 3 and 9 on hand-engraved white gold sections. Blued steel "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 492 MC, rhodium plated, 30 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with A-shaped polished steel cage, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.