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Cartier
Tonneau
An elegant and refined tonneau yellow gold wristwatch
- Estimate
- CHF6,000 - 12,000€6,300 - 12,500$6,900 - 13,700
CHF12,065
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Cartier
- Year
- Circa 1990
- Case No
- Inside caseback engraved 21676 and 1676 outside caseback engraved A102123
- Model Name
- Tonneau
- Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Calibre
- Manuel Cal.78-1, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k yellow gold Cartier pin buckle
- Dimensions
- 46mm lug to lug width X 27mm width
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
Specialist
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Catalogue Essay
- Cartier invented the tonneau (French for barrel) in 1906, showcasing already its avant garde design philosophy.
- The present tonneau from the 1990s is part of a very limited number of pieces made by Cartier Paris as printed on the guilloché dial and on the caseback.
- The present tonneau features all the design elements collectors have come to love from Cartier: rose pattern guilloché dial, blued hands, and a riveted crown with blue cabochon.
- Elegant and refined with the coveted Paris signature, this tonneau is overall preserved in excellent condition.
- The present tonneau from the 1990s is part of a very limited number of pieces made by Cartier Paris as printed on the guilloché dial and on the caseback.
- The present tonneau features all the design elements collectors have come to love from Cartier: rose pattern guilloché dial, blued hands, and a riveted crown with blue cabochon.
- Elegant and refined with the coveted Paris signature, this tonneau is overall preserved in excellent condition.
Cartier
FrenchWith the Constitution of 1848 came a new standard for luxury in France. Founded one year prior by Louis-Francois Cartier, the house of Cartier was one of the first to use platinum in jewelry making. This incredibly expensive material became the stepping-stone for Cartier to experiment in form, mechanisms and attitude. It helped men move from pocket watches to wristwatches, effectively making the watch much more functional and prominent in a man's overall wardrobe.Cartier did not only touch on functionality. Inspired by a commissioned painting by George Barbier featuring a black panther at the feet of an elegantly bejeweled woman, Cartier began incorporating wild animals in his designs—most notably, Cartier Panthère rings, bangle bracelets and watches. Yet it wasn't until the late 1960s that the house of Cartier debuted their iconic yellow and rose gold LOVE collection, which includes the famous bracelet that only a special screwdriver can open.
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