Exclusive Timepieces 21 – 22 October 2023 | Monaco
Auction Details
The timepieces that we are offering at this auction are coming from all over the world and from some of the most prominent collections.
An incredibly impressive selection of truly rare Rolex Daytonas. A stunning and rare Cartier watch. A Patek Philippe in platinum from the 1920s, coming to auction for the first time, the John Goldberger Calatrava, which is one of the most sought-after reference 530s, to name but a few.
Session I: Saturday 21 October, 2:30 PM – lots 1 to 108
Session II: Sunday 22 October, 10:30 AM – lots 109 to 172
Session III: Sunday 22 October, 2:30 PM – lots 173 to 281
147 Cartier Fine and Elegant, Diabolo, Wristwatch in Yellow Gold, With Black Roman Numbers Dial, Reference 1440-0
Estimate: € 2,500 – 5,000
Sold € 2,860
Model: Diabolo Lady
Reference: 1440-0
Case Material: Yellow Gold
Bracelet Material: Leather Strap
Year: 2000s
Movement: Quartz
Caliber: 157.06
Dimensions: 27 mm
Signed: Dial, Movement and Case
Most of the watches produced by Cartier over the years have always been amazed by its ability to totally break the mold with the aesthetic standards of the period in which they were designed. The “Diabolo” model was launched in 1991, featuring the celebrated “attaches à vis armurier” or “gunsmith” style tube screws to fasten the lugs, with cabochon decoration to the ends as used in Cartier’s early 20th century designs. The name is derived from the conical shape of the large winding crown, resembling a “diabolo” or “Japanese devil”, a toy popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lot offered here is a fine exponent of the Diabolo family: with lady size of 27 mm, it has been manufactured in yellow gold with rounded case and bezel, cabochon sapphire-set winding crown, straight screwed lugs with blue cabochon and domed sapphire crystal.