Cartier Panthere with ref 1280 – 18K YG – 1 owner - paper

Very good condition Cartier Panthere with reference 1280. The watch has a square cream dial and Arabic numerals for each hour. The bar of the ten is Cartier. The watch comes with original diamond bezel. The watch has blue/black hands with “Sword” design. It is a Swiss model. The watch has a crown with a gray cabochon. On the back case, you have “Cartier – Water Resistant – Swiss Made – 18K – 1280 – MG296352”. The watch comes with a quartz movement. The width between the lugs is 12mm. The watch comes with a 18K yellow gold bracelet and double Cartier clasp. The length for the wrist is 6.5 inches including 2 extra links. The watch comes with a International Warranty dated 4/7/1999, Cartier pouch and booklet.

History

Cartier was founded by Louis-Francois Cartier in 1847 in Paris when it took over “Adolphe Picard”. His son joined the company in 1874. Cartier was making watches for home, chain and wrist. The success really started when Louis married Andree-Caroline Worth. Making a contract with Edmond Jaeger, Cartier secured a lavish collection of ladies watches. In 1906 comes the first platinum watch distinguished by a cabochon set into the crown. The same year came the “Tonneau”. After meeting with Alberto Santos Dumond, the “Santos” came in 1911. Then more models were created as the “Tortue”, “La Baignoire”. 1917 is the creation of the “Tank”, 1932, the “Pasha”.  1968 is “Les Must de Cartier” After tumultuous financial transactions, the company became part of the Richemont group in 2000.

Technical details

Cartier Quartz movement. 

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 22mm


Length including lugs: 30mm