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Cartier Baignoire (1910s–1990s, reference not stated) · The Index

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Cartier
Baignoire
(1910s–1990s, reference not stated)

Baignoire (1910s–1990s, reference not stated)

Undated14 variants

Groups Antiquorum-catalogued Baignoires without a stated reference, showing the period, maison, size, metal and dial variants collectors distinguish.

No reference inferred from case numbers.

Cartier New York Baignoire of the 1960s in yellow gold (no. 50908) on a black strap: the version with Arabic numerals 12, 3, 6 and 9 and baton markers instead of Romans, with blued hands, as the variant notes. · Photo: Antiquorum · © Antiquorum, used with permission · Source: https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/cartier-lot-141-145

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Variants over time

Explore by production yearAll recorded years

19101974

1910192019301940195019601970

Faded ends mark approximate or unknown dates. Years are as stated by the cited sources.

Reference specifications

Brand: Cartier
Model: Baignoire
Reference: Baignoire (1910s–1990s, reference not stated)
Category: Dress
Production: Undated

Specs shared by all variants. Variant pages show where a variant differs.

Variants

Attaches Dents-de-Loup, Platinum, Onyx and Diamonds (1914)1914
Cartier Paris horizontal oval of 1914 in platinum with diamonds and onyx and “wolf-tooth” lug attachments, matt silver Roman dial with blued spade hands, on velvet band with gem-set buckle.
Diamond-set case
Lady’s 1940s, Applied Gold Numeralsc. 1940–c. 1949
Small 16 × 27 mm 1940s lady’s Baignoire with applied gold Roman numerals and bâton markers, gold bâton hands.
1960s 20 × 27 mm, Blued Bâton Handsc. 1960–c. 1969
1960s curved gold Baignoire about 20 × 27–28 mm with matte silver Roman dial and blued bâton hands on pink-gold deployant (one registered in 1969 as “Incurvée”); also in platinum.
3 sub-variants:Platinum Twisted Baignoire Woven Chevron Bracelet (circa 1967)
Cartier New York, 1960sUndated
Cartier New York Baignoires of the 1960s, about 19–20 × 27–28 mm, with blued bâton hands; one has Arabic numerals and indexes instead of Romans.
Gentleman’s, 1960s–70sUndated
Larger gentleman’s Cartier Paris Baignoires: 25 × 36 mm of the 1970s and a 22 × 27 mm example of 1963 made in that size for an Italian nobleman (with three spare dials).
1972, Tissu Laminé Bracelet1972
Very rare 1972 lady’s oval on a gold “tissu laminé” bracelet, cream Roman dial with blue hands.
1980s 22–23 × 31 mm, ManualUndated
Standard 1980s curved Baignoire about 22–23 × 31 mm with matte silver or off-white Roman dial and blued épée hands, in yellow gold (Cartier buckle) or white gold (white-gold deployant, Cartier Paris).
1 sub-variants:White Gold, Cartier Paris
1980s–90s Quartz, 22 × 30–31 mmUndated
Quartz curved Baignoire of the 1980s–90s with matte silver Roman dial and blued épée hands, on strap with pink-gold deployant (one sold 23 March 1994); a white-gold example on an articulated bracelet has bâton hands and signature at X.
1980s Diamond Bracelet, 18 × 24 mmUndated
Cartier Paris 1980s small quartz Baignoire on an integrated gold bracelet set with 176 diamonds, guilloché silver dial, gold bâton hands.
Diamond-set caseGuilloché dial
Baignoire Oblique Driver, Cartier London (unique)Undated
Unique asymmetrical lady’s Baignoire with an oblique (driver’s) dial, on its original Cartier London gold deployant; LeCoultre cal. 845.
Unique piece

All Baignoire references

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