Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 245

"Tortue Quantième Perpetuelle" Cartier Paris, "Tortue Quantieme Perpetuelle", No. 040 CE, Ref. 2629. Made circa 2000. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, two time-zone, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and an 18K yellow gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 8 screws, sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphire crystals. D. "Guilloché" silverwith painted radial Roman numerals, secret Cartier signature at X, subsidiary dials for the second time-zone in 24 hours at 6, the daysof the month, of the week, the month and leap year. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 9421 MC, rhodium-plated, engraved withspecial Cartier and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber,self-compensating flat balance-spring, 18K gold rotor with Cartier signature.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 34 X 43 mm. Thickness 12 mm.