Live Auction 1372Important Watches Including A CONNOISSEUR'S VISION PART II
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Lot 238

Cartier. A lady's exquisite Belle Époque platinum, 18K yellow gold, diamond, pearl and onyx wristwatch with later bracelet

SIGNED CARTIER, CASE NOS. 14949, 3714, 7194, MOVEMENT SIGNED CARTIER PARIS, MANUFACTURED IN 1916

Closed10 May 2010

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Cartier. A lady's exquisite Belle Époque platinum, 18K yellow gold, diamond, pearl and onyx wristwatch with later bracelet
Signed Cartier, case nos. 14949, 3714, 7194, movement signed Cartier Paris, manufactured in 1916
Circular nickel-finished lever movement, 19 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, engine-turned silvered dial, Roman numerals, blued steel moon-style hands, square platinum case, diamond and onyx-set bezel, diamond-set crown, yellow gold back secured by four screws in the platinum band, later eight-row bracelet consisting of alternating sections of seed pearls and black onyx beads in sizes, diamond-set platinum spacers, pink gold, platinum, diamond and onyx-set clasp, case numbered, dial and movement signed
23 mm. wide & 165 mm. overall length

Specialist note

The present watch is the perfect paradigm for Cartier's "black and white" design highly fashionable in the 1910s which served as inspiration for the firm's famous "Panther" model which first appeared in 1914.

Of outstanding elegance, the watch impresses with the unusual yet highly attractive combination of diamonds, black onyx and white seed pearls and its very good, original overall condition.

The rarity is enhanced by the unusual eight-row bracelet, although not mentioned in the records of Cartier it can safely be assumed that it was added shortly after the sale at the original owner's request.