A UNIQUE RUBY SKELETONISED WRISTWATCH, BY CARTIER

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A UNIQUE RUBY SKELETONISED WRISTWATCH, BY CARTIER
The octagonal shaped case inset with a table-cut synthetic ruby cover, revealing the hands and skeletonised movement beneath, to a calibré ruby bezel, case sides and similarly-set crown, mechanical movement, circa 1980-82, French marks for gold, case 2.9cm wide
The case signed Cartier, no.226286

Literature

Cf. Antiquorum, The Magical Art of Cartier, Antiquorum Editions, 1996 , pp.444-445, lots 610-611, for the sapphire and diamond versions of this wristwatch

Special notice

Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

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Lot Essay

Designed as a special commission, only four versions of this wristwatch were ever made, each different, set with emeralds, sapphires, diamonds and rubies respectively.

Please note that the strap for the above watch may be made of endangered or protected animal materials, such as crocodile, it is not sold with the watch but is for display purposes only. Christie's will remove and retain the strap prior to collection by the purchaser.

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