Pasha de Cartier W30012 — Yellow Gold, White Dial

Identifying details

• Perpetual calendarPerpetual calendarA calendar mechanism that accounts for different month lengths and leap years.

  Calendar that accounts for month lengths and leap years.

• Minute repeaterMinute repeaterA mechanism that sounds the time on demand, chiming the hours, completed quarter-hours and minutes elapsed since the last quarter. In a conventional two-gong arrangement, hours sound low, quarters use paired high-low tones and remaining minutes sound high. The action is requested by the wearer rather than triggered automatically at each quarter-hour.

  Chimes the hours, quarters and minutes on demand.

• Crown cover on chain

  Screw-down cap, usually set with a cabochonA stone polished into a smooth dome without facets. In watches, cabochons can decorate the crown or dial; the term describes the cut rather than a particular gemstone., covering the crown and tethered to the case by a small chain.