Tortue, Ref: 3457, London Import Mark for 1923 — Cartier. A rare and early lady's 18K gold manual wind tonneau form wristwatch

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Estimate: £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,263–$8,768
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Watches, London, New Bond Street · 13 December 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-515813
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cartier. A Rare And Early Lady's 18k Gold Manual Wind Tonneau Form Wristwatch, Tortue, Ref: 3457, London Import Mark for 1923. Bonhams, 13 Dec 2023, lot 22. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-515813.

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Cartier. A Rare And Early Lady's 18k Gold Manual Wind Tonneau Form Wristwatch, Tortue, Ref: 3457, London Import Mark for 1923. Bonhams, 13 Dec 2023, lot 22. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-515813.

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From the same sale Fine Watches · Dec 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Cosmograph Daytona, Ref: 116508, Purchased 16th June 2020	Rolex. A Fine And Rare 18k Gold Diamond Set Automatic Chronograph Bracelet Watch With Mother Of Pearl Dial	£32,000–£42,000
Submariner 'Kermit Flat 4', Ref: 16610 T, Circa 2004	Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch With 'flat 4' Bezel Insert	£15,000–£20,000
Geophysic Chronometre, Circa 1955	Jaeger-lecoultre. A Fine And Rare Stainless Steel Manual Wind Wristwatch	£15,000–£20,000
Souverain Dead Seconds Tourbillon, Ref: 05-TN, Circa 2005	F. P. Journe. A Very Fine And Unusual Platinum Manual Wind Tourbillon Constant Force Wristwatch With Rare Dead Seconds, Remontoire And Power Reserve	£180,000–£220,000
Classique Complications Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon, Ref: 3797, Cir…	Breguet. A Fine And Rare 18k Rose Gold Manual Wind Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon Wristwatch	£60,000–£80,000
Cosmograph Daytona, Ref: 6239/6242, Circa 1969	Omega. A Rare Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch	£25,000–£35,000

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Cartier. A Rare And Early Lady's 18k Gold Manual Wind Tonneau Form Wristwatch	Tortue, Ref: 3457, London Import Mark for 1923	$6,185	Bonhams, May 2024
Rolex. An 18k Gold And Diamond Set Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	Datejust, Ref: 69178, Circa 1988		Bonhams, Nov 2023
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch With Dual Time Zone	Autavia 'GMT', Ref: 11630, Purchased 21st November 1975		Bonhams, Feb 2024
Rolex. An 18k Gold And Diamond Set Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	Datejust, Ref: 69178, Purchased 29th July 1988		Bonhams, Feb 2022
Rolex. A Lady's Stainless Steel And Gold Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	Datejust II, Ref: 116334, Purchased 2nd July 2010		Bonhams, Nov 2022
Cartier. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch	Tank, Circa 1980		Bonhams, May 2025
Omega. A Rare Stainless Steel Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch	De Ville, Ref: 145.017, Circa 1970		Bonhams, Sep 2023
Rolex. A Lady's Stainless Steel And Gold Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	Datejust 31, Ref: 278343RBR, Purchased 1st May 2021		Bonhams, Feb 2023

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.