Cartier Rotonde de Cartier W1556205

CARTIER, ROTONDE DE CARTIER ASTROTOURBILLON REF. W1556205, A FINE AND IMPRESSIVE PINK GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH ROTATING TOURBILLON, CASE NUMBER: 3308 & N°131 MOVEMENT NUMBER: 309 | Christie’s

CIRCA: 2010s DIAMETER: 47 mm. CASE MATERIAL: 18k pink gold DIAL: Silvered guilloché with roman numerals, tourbillon carriage rotates around the dial, making one rotation every 60 seconds STRAP: Brown CROCODILE leather strap BUCKLE: 18k pink gold Cartier folding clasp MOVEMENT: Cal. 9451, manual-winding, 23 jewels FUNCTIONS: Time and rotating tourbillon BOX: NO PAPERS: Cartier certificate and instruction manual Ψ The present lot has an endangered species strap which will not be shipped outside of the UAE. However, the strap can be collected from the sale office in Dubai. Contact a specialist for more information. Cartier’s ascent in the world of haute horology was helmed by the prodigiously talented Carole Forestier-Kasapi. As Cartier’s head of movement development, she helped the brand introduce their first in-house movements in 2008. In the years that followed, Cartier introduced a range of inventive high complication watches that caught the attention of the collecting community. The Rotonde de Cartier Astrotourbillon ref. W1556205 is a great example of the kind of timepieces that they made during this time. An imposing 47-mm 18k pink gold case fames a truly 3-dimensional dial design. Set across two levels, the silvered guilloché dial displays an external tourbillon that completes a rotation around the every 60 seconds, thus also serving as the seconds hand. The raised central platform displays the time with Cartier’s signature rosette guilloche engraving and a chapter ring. Powered by the in-house cal. 9451 MC, this model demonstrates Cartier’s ability to modernise the classic tourbillon with innovative design and technical skill.