The Shapes of Cartier
Piaget | Cartier
Reference 903 | Retailed by Cartier New York: A very slim yellow gold circular wristwatch with gold deployant buckle, Circa 1970
No reserve
Session begins in
June 15, 02:00 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Dial: silvered dial signed Cartier, Roman numerals, outer chemin-de-fer minute track, tarnished dauphine hands
Caliber: 9’’’ calibre 9P movement signed Piaget, grained decoration, lever escapement, 18 jewels, annular balance with poising screws, flat hairspring
Movement number: 615'223
Case: 18ct yellow gold, satin finished snap-on case back
Case number: case back numbered 78'407, underside of upper left lug numbered 7, inside case back signed Piaget Swiss and with Swiss Helvetia head assay mark, poinçon de maître key mark 15, numbered 58
Closure: 18k gold deployant buckle, stamped 18K and signed Cartier Swiss Made, with Swiss Helvetia head assay mark, 750 and BC in cartouches
Size: 32 mm diameter
Box: no
Papers: no
During the 1960s, in addition to collaborating with a small number of watch brands on the design of new wristwatches, Cartier also chose a select number of models already created by makers such as Piaget and Audemars Piguet that were complimentary to their own aesthetic, but which could be badged and retailed as Cartier watches. This Ref. 903 is remarkably slim with a depth of just 5mm including the crystal. This is in large part achieved by the use of Piaget’s ultra-slim calibre 9P movement which the company had released in 1957. Together with the automatic 12P released two years later, the 9P and 12P transformed Piaget’s production and allowed the company to develop an entirely new and diverse range of dress watches.