製造商: Cartier 年份: Circa 1999 型號: 2487 錶殼號碼: 77/99 型號名稱: Tonneau Double Fuseau 材料: Platinum 機芯: Manual, cal. 061, 21 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Crocodile 錶扣: 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp 尺寸: 26mm width x 46mm length 簽名: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
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The Cartier Tonneau has long been an important model in the fruitful heritage of the firm. With the very first example released over a century ago in 1906, the model remains as one of the most iconic and elegant timepieces retaining its aesthetical principle as its original model. Distinctive in design with its barrel-shaped contour, the present example cased in platinum is not only part of the coveted Collection Privée Paris (CPCP), it is also a celebration in 1999 as a limited edition created for the Macau handover to the People’s Republic of China. Operated by the two signature cabochon sapphire crowns and fitted with a Tonneau Double Fuseau dial (French for double time zone), the two time display are decorated in different styles, the applied 9 o’clock hour marker adds further uniqueness to the very year of 1999. The scarce collection was produced in only 99 pieces with 22 pieces made as left-handed edition and 77 of them as right-handed edition like the present example. Elegant and refined, this attractive example is engraved “Macau 1999” and numbered 77 of a limited edition of 99 on its caseback. For those who missed out on the release in 1999, this is an absolutely fantastic chance to seize this striking edition of the brand’s classic icon.
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.
