Antiquorum Geneva · 2004
Cartier — Tortue Minute Repeater
Reference Tortue Minute Repeater · 18k Yellow Gold
$640,500
≈ CHF564k · €589k · £506k · HK$5.02M · ¥99,918,000
About this lot
Dating to 1928, this example is recognized as the first known Cartier minute repeater, featuring a movement manufactured by the European Watch & Clock Co.
Ranks #10 of 58 Cartier auction lots we track (top 17%) · #231 of 1,119 documented luxury watch sales overall (top 21%) · all Cartier records →
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| 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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