CARTIER | SANTOS 100 MYSTERIEUSE A LARGE LIMITED EDITION PALLADIUM AND DIAMOND SET MYSTERY WRISTWATCH, CIRCA 2010
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June 24, 05:00 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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CARTIER
SANTOS 100 MYSTERIEUSE
A LARGE LIMITED EDITION PALLADIUM AND DIAMOND SET MYSTERY WRISTWATCH, CIRCA 2010
Dial: silvered, eccentric mystery aperture
Caliber: cal. 81003S mechanical, 19 jewels
Case: palladium and diamond-set
Case number: 717309LX, No. 02/10
Closure: palladium and 18k white gold Cartier Santos deployant clasp
Size: length 54.5 mm, width 41.5 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
The total diamond weight is approximately 6.8 cts. The Cartier Mysterious collection took inspiration from Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, the renowned French magician and clock-maker who devised the first Mystery Clock in 1913.
The watch is fitted with levitating hands that can be observed through a totally transparent eccentric aperture. It would appear as though the hands are defying gravity and moving independently. In fact, the design is a clever illusion where the hands are fitted upon two layers of anti-reflective sapphire crystal discs. The movement of the watch is hidden by the remainder of the dial.