Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2014
LOT 168
CARTIER REF. 2781 TORTUE SINGLE BUTTON CHRONOGRAPH PINK GOLD Cartier, Tortue Monopoussoir," No. 147, Ref. 2781. Made in 2006. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, curved, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with single-button chronograph, register and an 18K Pink gold Cartier deployant clasp.
USD 12,000 - 18,000
HKD 95,000 - 140,000 / CHF 10,500 - 16,000
Sold: USD 15,000
Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 8 screws, 4 screws on the band, flat bezel, concave lugs, octagonal sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphire crystals. Guilloché silver with painted radial Roman numerals, secret Cartier signature at VII, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. Cal. 045 MC with special Cartier decoration, rhodium-plated, 22 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |