Cartier Baignoire

An oval watch with curved sides, named the bathtub in the 1950s.

The oval shape appeared as early as the 1910s, but it was only given the name Baignoire, bathtub, in the 1950s. An elongated variant is called the Baignoire Allongée.

Materials: Gold; hand-wound or quartz movement

Manufacture: Made in Paris; the shape has existed since the 1910s.

The oval case with long, straight sides.

The Roman numerals and the blue cabochon on the crown.