Details
Case material: 18k gold
Diameter: 25 x 33 mm. (W x L)
Strap material: Black Cartier CROCODILE strap
Dial: Silvered and guilloché, signed “Paris”
Movement: Manual
Functions: Time only
Buckle: 18k gold Cartier deployant clasp
Certificate: No
Box: No
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Preserved in excellent overall condition, the present example is part of a limited edition of 200 pieces.

First created in 1922 as an avant-garde alternative to the round and rectangular wristwatches of the time, the Cartier ‘Cloche’ got its name due to the bell-shape of the case, ‘Cloche’ being the French word for bell. Ingeniously, the asymmetrical design of the case and the atypical dial layout whereby the XII numeral is adjacent to the crown allows for the watch to be used as a miniature desk clock.

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