製造商: Cartier 年份: Circa 2000’s 型號: 2761 錶殼號碼: 513 型號名稱: Tortue XL 8 days, CPCP 材料: 18K white gold 機芯: Manual, cal.9910 MC, 25 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Crocodile 錶扣: 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp 尺寸: 36mm diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
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The Collection Privee is an important milestone in all of Cartier’s history, focusing on their core principles, designs and movement mechanics. The CPCP collection started in 1998 and Cartier revisited their archives bringing back historically important designs, references and working with manufacturers like JLC, Piaget and even Renaud & Papi to develop high quality in-house movements for the Collection Privee line to come.
The Torture-shaped design became a core model in the CPCP series and was one of the best-selling models during its production. The present lot features an incredible 8 day power reserve powered by the manual winding calibre 9910 MC that embodies the manufacturer's vision on developing high-quality timepieces.
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.
