Cartier Baignoire

CARTIER | COLLECTION PRIVÉE "I LOVE CARTIER" - BAIGNOIRE, A RARE LIMITED EDITION YELLOW GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET BRACELET WATCH, MADE TO COMMEMORATE CARTIER'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY, CIRCA 1997

Case No: Limited No. 002/150 Calibre: Quartz, signed Dial: Silvered guilloché, signed Case: 22.5 x 31mm, 18k yellow gold and baguette-cut diamond-set, screwed case back, signed Bracelet: Maker's 18k yellow gold, double folding clasp, approximately 160mm, signed Accompaniments: Maker's presentation box, certificate, a copy of invoice and booklets Cartier | Collection Privée "I Love Cartier" series – Baignoire, limited number 002/150, a rare limited‑edition yellow‑gold watch set with baguette diamonds and a quartz chain‑link bracelet, created to commemorate Cartier’s 150th anniversary, dated circa 1997. Comes with the original manufacturer’s box, certificate, purchase copy and related manuals. Footnotes Cartier Baignoire "I Love Cartier" 150th Anniversary Edition stands as a jewel of Cartier's heritage: elegant, intimate, and exceptionally rare. Crafted to mark Cartier's 150th anniversary in the late 1990s as part of the intimate "I Love Cartier" Collection Privée, this oval icon reinterprets the classic Baignoire's bathtub-inspired silhouette (first sketched in 1912 and named in 1973) with refined anniversary flair. The softly curved 18K yellow gold and baguette-cut diamond-set case frames a delicate dial accented with guilloché or signature Roman numerals, paired with blued hands and a cabochon crown that echoes Cartier's playful luxury. What sets it apart is its scarcity. Produced in a strictly limited run of just 150 pieces worldwide, it embodies Cartier's most exclusive spirit—far rarer than many celebrated icons like the Crash. These pieces were never mass‑marketing but offered directly to devoted clients, making surviving examples with original boxes and papers true collector treasures that rarely surface.