Boucheron - Rare Gondolo | 18k White Gold | Cage Mechanism
Known for its focus on innovation, Boucheron has always been a master of the unexpected. The maison was transfixed redefining how a watch should embrace the wrist—a fixation bordering on obsession that resulted in three avant-garde clasp systems, each patented and unlike anything else in the conventional watch world. Beneath the hand-engraved "Boucheron" on the caseback lie cryptic French patent numbers such as "BT 908247" and "BT 1203255," not serials or references, but hallmarks of this inventiveness.
Amongst the rare releases in Boucheron's repertoire; often manufactured on order, is this rectangular “cage” watch in solid white gold. At a time where yellow and rose gold dominated French manufacturing, white gold constituted less than 3% of the total production rendering this model a true unicorn.
The clasp system is a marvel—a cage-like mechanism that attaches not to the strap but directly on the watch face itself, as though the timepiece wished to remind you that this is not an accessory but the very heart of the experience. It is a system so novel, so uniquely Boucheron, that it defies convention, leaving even seasoned collectors in awe.
CONDITION: Excellent, Unpolished
SPECIFICATIONS: White Gold, Hand finished French case with patented Cage Mechanism, Original White Gold Brushed Dial with Engraved Markers, OEM Leather Strap, Limited Production
MOVEMENT: Mechanical