The deeper you get into the watch world, the deeper you find yourself in places you never thought you ever would be. Kind of like how you saw your parents gardening as a child or watching Antiques Roadshow and never thought you’d do it yourself. Well, clocks and pocket watches are that for me. And Christie’s will be presenting a unique collection of 101 Cartier Clocks, with a history spanning more than 80 years of clockmaking at Cartier, at auction on July 1st in Geneva. Not one to be missed.
The collection was created over a period of 30 years, and has a pre-sale estimate of CHF 3.9 million to CHF 5.7 million, with individual estimates starting at CHF 8,000. Here are 5 of my favourites:
Lot 1
Art Deco Onyx, Enamel and Ruby ‘Mignonette’ Clock, Cartier
Estimate: CHF 15,000 - 20,000
Lot 80
Art Deco mother of pearl, onyx, jade and enamel desk clock, Cartier
Estimate: CHF 70,000 - 100,000
Lot 68
Mid-20th century Lapis-Lazuli, Agate and Diamond clock, Cartier
Estimate: CHF 80,000 - 120,000
Lot 102
Belle époque ‘Planet semi mystery day and night’ desk clock, Cartier
Estimate: CHF 140,000 - 200,000
Lot 99
Belle époque enamel, ivory and diamond clock, Cartier
Estimate: CHF 40,000 - 50,000