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Cartier
Ref. With <em>Cartier </em>hand stamped reference number 02'278
卡地亞，非常精細及罕有，18K黃金及鉑金鑲鑽石座鐘，附盒子，約1950年製
完整圖錄內容
Still retaining its original fitted presentation box, this clock is in exceptional and well preserved condition. The clock itself is very difficult to come by, or to locate in literature. There are earlier shutter clocks that can be found, however the present clock is manufactured to such a standard that it must have been made as a special request for an important client. The present clock is an extremely well executed example that could comfortably sit in the most important Cartier clock collections.
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.