Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 20, 2016

LOT 24

CARTIER PASHA REF. W30012 MINUTE REPEATER PERPETUAL CALENDAR YELLOW GOLD Cartier, "Pasha, Automatic, Perpetual Calendar, Minute Repeater," No. 35, Ref. W30012. Made circa 1988. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, minute repeating, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Cartier deployant clasp.

Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 8 screws, stepped concave bezel, Vendome type lugs, winding crown with sapphire-set protection cap, repeater button at 9, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, apertures for the phases of the moon and the leap year indications. Luminous blued steel lozenge hands. Cal. 303, hand-engraved gold, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, engraved gold rotor, repeating on gongs by pushing the sapphire-set button at 9.