59 Cartier France Remarkable and Precious Oversize Gouvernail Wristwatch in Yellow Gold, With “Roue à 12 Points” and Black Arabic Numerals

Estimate: € 40.000 –⁠ 80.000

• Model Oversize Gouvernail
• Year 1950's
• Case Material Yellow Gold
• Case Number 36003
• Bracelet Material Leather Strap
• Movement Manual
• Movement Number European Watch and Clock
• Dimension 39 mm
• Signed Dial, movement and case

Since 1898, Cartier’s skill and craftsmanship in the creation of timepieces have proved to foundamental for special wristwatches. Always ahead of its time and eager to experiment with innovative shapes, Cartier gave birth to the Gouvernail, named this way for its design similar to a rudder. The present “timone” is even more special compared to some of its siblings, not only for the quality of the two-body yellow gold case with vendor lugs and octagonal crown, extremely well preserved in all its components, but mainly for the unusual 12 outer rounded indexes also known, Roue à 12 Points d'Or. The white dial is perfectly geometric with painted Arabic numerals and indexes and blued steel Breguet hands still maintains a light and clean color presenting no evident signs of age.