製造商: Cartier 年份: Circa 2006 型號: 2842 錶殼號碼: No. 076/150 型號名稱: Tank Asymétrique "Jumbo" 材料: 18K yellow gold 機芯: Manual, cal. 9770MC, 17 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Crocodile 錶扣: 18K pink gold Cartier deployant clasp 尺寸: 31mm width x 26.5mm length 簽名: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed 配件: Accompanied by Cartier instruction manual, red document holder, outer packaging and fitted presentation box.
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Making its important debut in 1936, the Cartier Asymétrique was born amidst some of the most exciting times of watchmaking, especially for Cartier. During the innovative period where the firm was experimenting with creative case designs, the Asymétrique is definitely one that stood out among them all. Featuring a distorted rectangular-shaped case, more specifically parallelogram-shaped, the dial design is something unique to the specific model where the layout is also asymmetric.
With the first modern interpretation launched in 1996, the ref. 2842 was released in 2006 as a limited edition series of 150 pieces for the coveted Collection Privée Cartier Paris (CPCP) in yellow gold. Featuring a large jumbo case with Roman numerals and the firm’s signature guilloche dial, the case features an additional center lug on both ends while its earlier examples featured only four lugs in total.
Elegant, rare and highly desirable, the present example numbered 76 is offered in attractive overall condition and certainly a collectible example to acquire.
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.