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CARTIER. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE 18K GOLD MANUAL WIND HELM WRISTWATCH WITH LECOULTRE MOVEMENTModel: Helm Date: c.1965 Movement: 17-jewel leCoultre manual wind, unadjusted, No.90065 Dial: Cream, applied gilt Arabic numeral quarter hour markers, black outer hour and minute track, gilt sword hands Case: Polished, oversized round with concentric circles cabochon sapphire at 12, screw down crown at 12, snap on case back, No.7959 Strap/Bracelet: Black crocodile Buckle/Clasp: 18k gold buckle Signed: Case, dial, and movement Size: 42mm Accompaniments: Two Cartier presentation boxes FootnotesCartier wristwatches are synonymous with elegance and design, whether they are the renowned "Crash" asymmetrical wristwatch evoking Salvador Dali's surrealist paintings or the "Baignoire", an elongated, curvex design which hugs the wrist (see lot 26). The present watch is of the "Helm" variety and A similar duplicate of this watch, in pocket form, is published in "Cartier the Power of Style", pg. 264. The present wrist watch has small, oval lugs, and, where the crown would be located on a pocket watch version at 12 is a massive, blue cabochon, emphasizing the design of the concentric rings and the twelfth hour. This "helm" wristwatch was gifted to a member of the family of the present owner.Saleroom noticesPlease note that this watch is 14k gold with platinum markers, not 18k, as originally stated, with lugs possibly added.