Cartier, London
Stirrup | A yellow gold wristwatch | Circa 1976
Lot Closed
September 21, 01:09 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Cartier London
Stirrup
A yellow gold wristwatch
Circa 1976
Dial: silvered
Calibre: Jaeger-LeCoultre cal. 841 manual winding, 17 jewels
Case: 18k yellow gold, case back secured by 4 screws
Case number: 1'906
Closure: 18k yellow gold Cartier folding clasp
Size: 22 mm width x 33 mm length (including lugs)
Signed: case, dial and clasp; movement signed Jaeger-LeCoultre
Box: no
Papers: no
Accessories: none
The present lot featured in George Gordon, Cartier. A century of Cartier Wristwatches (Hong Kong: Timeless Elegance Co. Ltd., 1989), 242.
In the early years, Cartier London primarily acted as a retailer of watches sourced from Paris and Switzerland instead of producing their own timepieces. This changed in the mid 1960s when Jean-Jacques Cartier gave impulse to the artistic impulses of the 1960s and began the manufacturing of their own watches in their London atelier.
Cased in yellow gold and featuring a daring yet classic design, the present lot charmingly illustrates the magnetism of the French Maison and the creative impulses of its London branch.