Cartier Ballon Bleu Diamond Automatic Wristwatch with Bracelet
Cartier an 18ct gold, stainless steel and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with bracelet ref 3754 no 280945VX Ballon Bleu circa 2015, automatic winding movement, fully jewelled, silvered dial, diamond-set indexes with Roman numeral at XII, guilloche centre, inner minute track, blued steel hands, 18ct gold and steel Ballon Bleu case, cabochon sapphire-set crown, case back secured by 8 screws, case, dial and movement signed, with an 18ct gold and steel Cartier bracelet with deployant clasp, diameter 1.46 in., bracelet circumference approximately 5.71 in., accompanied by a Cartier certificate, booklet, two additional links and box.
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- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Guilloche - A form of classical decoration consisting of a repeating ornament of interlacing curved bands, sometimes forming circles, and further decorated with rosettes or other flower forms.
The name is derived from the inventor, French engineer Guillot, who invented a mechanical method of inscribing fine repeating patterns on to metallic surfaces.
On enamelled items with guilloche decoration, the surface is firstly engraved with the repeating pattern, and then covered with several layers of enamel, each of which is fired.
Where the item has not been enamelled the form of decoration is usually called "engine turned". - Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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