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Cartier
Ref. WGTO0008 & 4560
Tortue Collection Privée
An elegant and refined tortue-shaped platinum wristwatch number 40 of a 200 pieces limited edition
- Estimate
- CHF12,000 - 24,000€12,900 - 25,900$15,100 - 30,100
CHF24,130
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Cartier
- Year
- 2024
- Reference No
- WGTO0008 & 4560
- Case No
- N°40/200
- Model Name
- Tortue Collection Privée
- Material
- Platinum
- Calibre
- Manual, cal. 430 MC, 18 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Alligator
- Clasp/Buckle
- Platinum Cartier pin buckle
- Dimensions
- 32mm width and 32mm length
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Cartier blank limited edition guarantee, portfolio photograph, presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Among Cartier’s most emblematic designs, the Tortue holds a special place. First conceived by Louis Cartier in 1912—five years before the Tank—it ranks among the maison’s earliest original shapes. Alongside the Santos and Tonneau, it established Cartier’s design language with harmonious, organic proportions that remain instantly recognizable more than a century later.
The Tortue Collection Privée Hours/Minutes, unveiled at Watches & Wonders 2023, was produced in three limited editions: 200 pieces in yellow gold, 200 in platinum with applied numerals, like the present watch, and 50 in platinum with a diamond-paved case.
Its opaline dials offer a cleaner, more minimalist interpretation compared to the guilloché motifs of earlier Tortues. Breguet-style hands, executed in the same metal as the case, further enhance the restrained and timeless design. Elegant, discreet, and historically significant, the Tortue Hours/Minutes is a testament to Cartier’s mastery of shape and proportion. Already sold out at boutiques, these limited edition reaffirm the Tortue’s reputation as one of Cartier’s most elusive and desirable creations.
The Tortue Collection Privée Hours/Minutes, unveiled at Watches & Wonders 2023, was produced in three limited editions: 200 pieces in yellow gold, 200 in platinum with applied numerals, like the present watch, and 50 in platinum with a diamond-paved case.
Its opaline dials offer a cleaner, more minimalist interpretation compared to the guilloché motifs of earlier Tortues. Breguet-style hands, executed in the same metal as the case, further enhance the restrained and timeless design. Elegant, discreet, and historically significant, the Tortue Hours/Minutes is a testament to Cartier’s mastery of shape and proportion. Already sold out at boutiques, these limited edition reaffirm the Tortue’s reputation as one of Cartier’s most elusive and desirable creations.
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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