The Shapes of Cartier
Cartier, Paris
Ronde | New York retailed: A very slim white gold circular wristwatch with white gold deployant buckle, Circa 1960
No reserve
Session begins in
June 15, 02:00 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Dial: silvered dial, Roman numerals, outer minute ring, blued steel feuille hands
Caliber: 9’’’ Piaget calibre 9P movement signed Cartier, grained decoration, lever escapement, 18 jewels, annular balance, adjusted to temperature and five positions, flat hairspring
Movement number: numbered 655'354
Case: 18k white gold circular case, finely milled bezel, down-turned lugs, notched winding crown, case back with circular grained satin finish and polished chamfered rim, upper left lug and centre of case back with French eagle’s head assay marks
Case number: underside of upper lugs numbered 019, 099, inside case back numbered 9 and indistinctly
Closure: 18k white gold Cartier deployant buckle numbered I, 50'250 and stamped 750 in hexagonal punch
Size: 28 mm diameter
Accessories: none
During the 1960s, as the Paris, London and New York branches increasingly forged their own independent paths, Cartier worked with a small number of watch brands to collaborate on the design of new wristwatch models. One such collaboration was with Piaget.
In 1957, Piaget released their highly refined, ultra-slim calibre 9P which had a movement depth of just 2mm. Together with the automatic 12P released two years later, in 1959, the 9P and 12P transformed Piaget’s production, leading to the development of a new and diverse range of dress watches.