CARTIER. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE, LARGE AND UNUSUAL 18K GOLD RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH
CARTIER. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE, LARGE AND UNUSUAL 18K GOLD RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH
CARTIER. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE, LARGE AND UNUSUAL 18K GOLD RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH
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CARTIERCOUSSIN BAMBOO ‘JUMBO’
CARTIER. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE, LARGE AND UNUSUAL 18K GOLD RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH

SIGNED CARTIER, COUSSIN BAMBOO ‘JUMBO’ MODEL, REF. 78102, NO. 0248, CIRCA 1976

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CARTIER. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE, LARGE AND UNUSUAL 18K GOLD RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH
SIGNED CARTIER, COUSSIN BAMBOO ‘JUMBO’ MODEL, REF. 78102, NO. 0248, CIRCA 1976
Movement: Manual
Dial: White
Case: 28.5 mm. wide, 36 mm. overall length
With: Cartier 18k gold deployant clasp also engraved ‘BC’

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Lot Essay

Almost impossible to obtain today, the Cartier 'Coussin' Bamboo is now recognized as one of the most remarkable wristwatch designs of Cartier’s 1970s production.

The model was intended as a bold statement wristwatch for Cartier’s most à la mode clients. With a decidedly exotic Asian influence to its design, the model was available in four sizes, of which the present watch is the largest, known as the ‘Jumbo’. Collectors greatly prize the ‘Jumbo’ Bamboo not only for its impressive size and great looks but also as one of the rarest Cartier wristwatch models of the period. It is thought that as few as 250 pieces were made in total and it is certainly a rarer sight at auction than even the iconic ‘Crash’.

The very name Cartier is a byword for the ultimate in luxury. From the dawn of the 20th century the company’s timepieces have wowed the world’s richest and most demanding clientele, not only for their mechanical excellence and ingenuity but most importantly for the perfection and confidence of their design. The Coussin Bamboo ‘Jumbo’ is an undoubted Cartier masterpiece and grail watch for any collector of the rarest vintage Cartier models.

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