Cartier, London

Under the creative control of Jacques Cartier, London became the most subversive and mold breaking of the three Cartier locations (London, Paris and New York) as epitomised by the famous Crash and felding larger case sizes and designs which ran against the grain of the norm of watchmaking culture for the era, echoing London in the swinging sixties.

The present watch comes to us direct form the original owner who purchased it from "Mr Brown" at Cartier New Bond Street whilst working on a film in London. At the time he was told that the only other two pieces produced in this configuration on a bracelet were purchased by British actor Lawrence Harvey and American Director Josef Losey. The watch was worn on the owners wrist whilst working as an assistant director on a colossal number of films which have gone down in cinematic history, these include: The Eagle has landed, The Spy Who Loved Me, Flash Gordon, The Shinning, Barry Lindon, Highlander, Interview With A Vampire, Mission Impossible, Pearl Harbour, Harry Potter and the Bourne Ultimatum.

Cartier's Baignoire, named so due to its resemblance to a bathtub, has become an essential watch in the Cartier catalogue and the present example will stir the interest of collectors and admirers of Cartier London and the famous ‘JC’ stamp. Extraordinarily, both the case and clasp feature the same serial, making this watch highly desirable among avid collectors. Furthermore, it bears 1969 English hallmarks for 18k gold.