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Cartier. A fine 18K gold limited edition rectangular curved driver's wristwatch

SIGNED CARTIER, LC 1847-1997, NO. 059/150, CASE NOS. 2270 AND C139701, MANUFACTURED IN 1997

Closed10 May 2010

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Cartier. A fine 18K gold limited edition rectangular curved driver's wristwatch
Signed Cartier, LC 1847-1997, No. 059/150, case nos. 2270 and C139701, manufactured in 1997
Quartz movement, engine-turned two-tone silvered dial, Roman numerals on blank chapter ring, secret signature at X, rectangular curved case, back secured by four screws in the band, one cylindrical hooded lug to the upper end, 18K pink gold Cartier deployant clasp with yellow gold cylindrical buckle attached to the lower lug, case, dial and movement signed
22 mm. wide & 34 mm. overall length.

Specialist note

With Cartier International Repair Guarantee dated 28 May 2001 and original fitted red presentation box.

The present watch is number 59 of a limited edition of 150 examples in yellow gold made in 1997 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Cartier by Louis-François Cartier.

The model is a re-edition of Cartier's famous "Driver's" wristwatch launched in the early 1930s and fitted with a LeCoultre movement. The curved case was designed to be worn on the side of the wrist to facilitate the reading of time while holding the steering wheel of a car.

For a description and illustration of the early driver's wristwatch see The Cartier Collection - Timepieces, Editions Flammarion, pp. 288 & 289.