CARTIER. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE 18K GOLD MANUAL WIND HELM WRISTWATCH WITH LECOULTRE MOVEMENT
Model: Helm
Date: c.1965
Movement: 17-jewel leCoultre manual wind, unadjusted, No.90065
Dial: Cream, applied gilt Arabic numeral quarter hour markers, black outer hour and minute track, gilt sword hands
Case: Polished, oversized round with concentric circles cabochon sapphire at 12, screw down crown at 12, snap on case back, No.7959
Strap/Bracelet: Black crocodile
Buckle/Clasp: 18k gold buckle
Signed: Case, dial, and movement
Size: 42mm
Accompaniments: Two Cartier presentation boxes
Footnotes:
Cartier wristwatches are synonymous with elegance and design, whether they are the renowned 'Crash' asymmetrical wristwatch evoking Salvador Dali's surrealist paintings or the 'Baignoire', an elongated, curvex design which hugs the wrist (see lot 26). The present watch is of the 'Helm' variety and A similar duplicate of this watch, in pocket form, is published in 'Cartier the Power of Style', pg. 264. The present wrist watch has small, oval lugs, and, where the crown would be located on a pocket watch version at 12 is a massive, blue cabochon, emphasizing the design of the concentric rings and the twelfth hour.

This 'helm' wristwatch was gifted to a member of the family of the present owner.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y
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Watch ticking at time of cataloguing. Dial and hands in fine condition. Case in fine condition with light signs of wear consistent with age and use. Strap in fine condition. Buckle in fine condition.

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