Cartier - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: TWO Hong Kong Monday, May 30, 2016 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Cartier
    Year: Circa 1998
    Reference No: 0955 1
    Movement No: 2'558'079
    Case No: M205803
    Model Name: Pasha Golf
    Material: 18k yellow gold and gems
    Calibre: Automatic, 039, 34 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Burgundy Cartier crocodile leather strap
    Clasp/Buckle: 18k yellow gold Cartier deployant buckle
    Dimensions: 38 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Accessories: With Cartier blank International Guarantee Certificate, product literature and instruction manual.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Originally designed for golfers, this present Pasha Golf model features four stroke counters on the engine-turned dial enabling the wearer to keep score effectively. The wristwatch, encased in yellow gold, is fitted with six multi gem-set pushers that further highlights its rarity. Offered in excellent overall condition, the watch sits nicely and comfortably on the wearer’s wrist on and off the course.

  • Artist Biography

    Cartier

    French

    With 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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Ref. 0955 1
A fine and rare yellow gold and multi gem-set wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and golf stroke counters

Circa 1998
38 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$120,000 - 180,000 

Sold for HK$150,000

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: TWO

Hong Kong Auction 31 May 2016