Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 15, 2015

LOT 42

CARTIER REF. 2619 ROADSTER AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH YELLOW GOLD Cartier, "Roadster Chronograph, Automatic," case No. 108851 LX, Ref. 2619. Sold October 3rd, 2000. Fine, large, tonneau-shaped, curved, self-winding, water resistant to 100 m, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, date, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, cleaning utensil, leather pouch and one spare strap.

Two-body, polished, case back with 8 screws, screw-down winding- crown, "quick change" system for easy changing of bracelets, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. Two-tone champagne with black radial Roman numerals and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute track and tachometer scale to 400 UPH, aperture for the date. Luminous oxidized gold baton hands. Cal. 8510, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator, hack mechanism.