Christie's Geneva · 2017
Cartier — Tortue Monopoussoir
Reference Tortue Monopoussoir · 18k Yellow Gold
$65,000
≈ CHF52k · €57k · £49k · HK$510k · ¥10,484,500
About this lot
An early 20th-century single-button chronograph, one of only 11 original pieces known to have surfaced at auction.
Ranks #41 of 58 Cartier auction lots we track (top 71%) · #680 of 1,119 documented luxury watch sales overall (top 61%) · all Cartier records →
Other documented Cartier auction lots
| Reference | Model | Hammer | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Crash | London Crash (original 1967) | $1,490,000 | 2022 | Phillips New York |
| Cintrée Platinum | Tank Cintrée Platinum | $322,000 | 2023 | Phillips Geneva |
| Crash | London Crash | $1,500,000 | 2022 | Sotheby's Geneva |
| Cheich | Cheich | $1,100,000 | 2022 | Sotheby's Paris |
| Pebble | Pebble 'Baseball' | $403,000 | 2021 | Phillips Geneva |
| Maxi Oval | Baignoire Allongée | $100,000 | 2021 | Sotheby's Geneva |
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