Cartier Vendôme Vermeil “Lemon Roman” Dial Box & Papers Ref. 590003 (circa 1999) others markers and crystal are all

markers and crystal are all clean (a small speck of dirt near the 2 o’clock marker appearing in the photos has since been removed)

Movement is serviced with a 6-month warranty

but its design and styling is very much a product of late-50s design sensibility

pointed baton hands in gold

Cartier Vendôme Vermeil “Lemon Roman” Dial Box & Papers Ref. 590003 (circa 1999) others markers and crystal are allWHY WE CURATED IT: Most notable Cartiers, especially older ones, are four sided. Tanks, Santos, Pantheres, Tonneaus, even Tortues (plus each of their myriad variations) are all either overtly or subtly four sided. There were obscure early pieces that were circular, but these were all but forgotten until the 70s when Cartier revived them as Vendmes, named after the new Parisian boutique at Place Vendme (second store to complement its historical