Cartier 78099 Ceinture 18k Paris 1970s

Cartier 78099 Ceinture 18k Paris 1970sParisian Precision, Wrapped in Gold. A rare Cartier Ceinture 78099 Paris with MK3 Paris dial and manual wound movement. With its distinctive square case and clipped corners, the Cartier Ceinturereimagines the elegance of the belt buckle (ceinture in French) into a piece of horological sculpture. This 27 mm version the larger of two reissues in the early 1970s is the desirable PARIS dial variant, a hallmark that signifies it was sold through Cartiers

the clean grey linen dial is accented with very rare white applied indexes for clear legibility and the broad batten handset adds an overall elegant look

Inside beats the legendary Caliber 83

It was produced after Jaeger and LeCoultre had entered into a formal partnership in 1937

and perfectly matched blued steel leaf hands — delicate

showing no trace of use (NOS)

18k white gold Piaget clasp

reference: 9131 C4

+9 sec/d / 240°

Inside beats the automatic Caliber 350

original never touched Onyx dial in flawless condition

The silver sunburst pie pan dial

original Patek Philippe (PPC) integrated 18k white gold bracelet fitting up to 18