Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 25, 2015

LOT 212

CARTIER REF. 3108 BALLON BLEU CHRONOGRAPH WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND Cartier, "Ballon bleu Chronograph , Automatic," case No. 86877PX, Ref. 3108. Made circa 2008. Fine, large and heavy, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold and diamond wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, date and an 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Cartier box, Certificate( only stamped Cartier)user manual instruction booklet.

Three-body, polished and brushed, rounded bezel set with diamond, transparent case back with 8 screws, cabochon sapphire set winding crown protected within an oval cage, sapphire crystal. Guilloché silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute registers, aperture for the date at 9, outer minute/ seconds track, Cartier secret signature on the VII. Blued steel épée hands. Cal. 8101MC, rhodium-plated, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, 33 jewels, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, hack mechanism.