Cartier: A gold dual-dial reversible wristwatch Y
circa 1975
Estimate: £25,000 - £35,000
Auction: 29 April 2025 from 14:00 BST
Description
Dual Cal. 21 Piguet hand-wound mechanical 17 jewel movements, white dial with black Roman numerals and blued steel hands, champagne dial with black Roman numerals and gold hands, 18 carat yellow gold rectangular case with reversible centre, on black strap with 18 carat yellow gold Cartier deployant buckle. Dials, strap and clasp signed Cartier, case numbered, case with French and Swiss assay marks, case width 24mm.
Accompanied by a Cartier box and photocopy of Cartier service papers dated 2023.
Footnote
Manufactured by Cartier Paris, the reversible model remains one of the most advanced constructed, and rarest models of the era. Believed to have debuted in 1972 to celebrate Cartier Paris being sold, it was intended to launch a new era of quality and design, and was only made in very small quantity until the late 1970's. Unlike other models of the era that were stamped with both a reference number and unique serial number, the reversible model is only stamped with a serial number, perhaps due to its low production run and limited availability. The identical model can be found in Chaille, François and Cologni, Franco, The Cartier Collection; Timepieces, Flammarion, 2006, page 449. The same model is also illustrated in J. Barracca, G. Negretti & F. Nencini, Le Temp de Cartier, page 250.