Stainless Steel Wristwatch, 'Basculante' View our Conditions of Sale ., The ivory color dial within a stainless steel case, with a skeleton design back, can be flipped vertically as desired, completed by an alligator grain calf leather strap and a stainless steel deployant clasp, mounted in stainless steel, manual wind movement, inner circumference approximately 6 1/2 inches, signed Cartier, numbered, accompanied by a Cartier service paperwork. , With the Constitution of 1848 came a new standard for luxury in France. Founded one year prior by Louis-Francois Cartier, the house of Cartier was one of the first to use platinum in jewelry making. This incredibly expensive material became the stepping-stone for Cartier to experiment in form, mechanisms and attitude. It helped men move from pocket watches to wristwatches, effectively making the watch much more functional and prominent in a man's overall wardrobe.
