Cartier · Chambord

Chambord, 18k Yellow Gold

Ref. 10715c. 1970s–1980s

The Cartier Chambord Ref. 10715 is a 27 × 31 mm cushion-shaped 18k yellow gold Cartier Paris watch made c. 1970s–1980s, with a white Roman numeral dial and a hand-wound movement Craft + Tailored identifies as the ultra-thin Frédéric Piguet Cal. 21.

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Specifications

Reference
10715
Cushion case, 18k yellow gold, manual wind
Year
c. 1970s–1980s
Antiquorum dates an example to about 1970 and Craft + Tailored dates one to the 1980s; no source gives a start or end year
Movement
Manual-wind
Antiquorum gives caliber 107; Craft + Tailored identifies the ultra-thin Frédéric Piguet Cal. 21
Case
27 × 31 mm, 18k Yellow Gold
Cushion; about 5 mm thick excluding the crystal, per Craft + Tailored
Dial
White
Black Roman numerals; Craft + Tailored's example is signed Paris
Hands
Blued steel
Blued, per Antiquorum and Craft + Tailored; shape not stated
Crystal
Mineral glass
Sloped, per Craft + Tailored
Strap
Leather strap or 18k gold Milanese bracelet
Black alligator strap at Antiquorum; Cartier 18k yellow gold Milanese bracelet with hidden deployant clasp at Craft + Tailored

Visual Description

The Ref. 10715 is a cushion-shaped watch: an 18k yellow gold case, square with rounded corners, about 27 mm wide and 31 mm long. It frames a white dial with black Roman numerals and blued hands, and a blue sapphire cabochon sits on the crown.

The case is thin for its size. Craft + Tailored gives a total thickness of 5 mm excluding the crystal and describes a sloped mineral glass crystal over a white dial signed Paris. Examples have been sold on a black alligator strap and on a Cartier 18k yellow gold Milanese mesh bracelet with a hidden deployant clasp.

Reference Significance

The 10715 is the number under which the Chambord is cataloged, and the only Chambord reference this archive has documented. Every example in the records we found is 18k yellow gold with a white Roman numeral dial; no white gold or platinum version is recorded.

Its interest is its thinness and its shape. The Tank Louis Cartier of those years is rectangular and the Vendôme round; among the gold dress watches of the period in this archive, only the Tortue Ref. 96069 and the bamboo-grooved Coussin Bamboo Ref. 78102 have similarly rounded, cushion-like cases. Craft + Tailored identifies the movement as the ultra-thin Frédéric Piguet Cal. 21, the caliber Archiva records in the Tank Louis Cartier Extra Plate Ref. 96019, which places the Chambord among Cartier's slim hand-wound watches of the period.

Historical Context

Antiquorum dates its example to about 1970, and Craft + Tailored places another in the 1980s. No source we opened gives the year the Chambord was introduced or discontinued, so this page dates it to the 1970s and 1980s.

The caliber number is not settled. Antiquorum records caliber 107, a number that echoes the reference, much as the Tank Louis Cartier Jumbo Ref. 17002 carries the Cartier Cal. 170. The ultra-thin Piguet identification and the 107 may describe the same movement under its maker's number and Cartier's, but no source we opened connects them, so the page gives both.

What to Look For

Start with the case back. On Antiquorum's example the case number, 107150656, runs the reference and serial together, so the number should begin with 10715. Measure the case as well: about 27 × 31 mm and slim. A noticeably smaller cushion-shaped Cartier is a different reference.

Then the movement. It should be hand-wound and signed Cartier, like the dial and case. Every 10715 in the auction and dealer records we found is mechanical, so a quartz movement in this case is a reason to ask questions.

The dial should be white with crisp, even black Roman numerals; uneven or heavy printing suggests a refinish. The thin case and rounded corners show polishing quickly, so look for a crisp outline, even surfaces and clear hallmarks. The crown should carry a blue sapphire cabochon, and a Milanese bracelet should be signed Cartier, with its hidden deployant clasp intact.

Known Variants

Documented dial, case, and bracelet variations of Ref. 10715.

White Roman Dial, Leather Strap

White dial with black Roman numerals and blued hands in the 18k yellow gold cushion case, on a leather strap. Antiquorum's example came on a black alligator strap.

c. 1970s–1980sDocumented at auction; no white gold or platinum example is recorded

White Roman Dial, Milanese Bracelet

The same watch on a Cartier 18k yellow gold Milanese mesh bracelet with a hidden Cartier deployant clasp, as documented by Craft + Tailored.

1980sDocumented by a specialist dealer

How to tell it apart

What separates a Ref. 10715 from its neighbors, and what to check before you buy or sell one.

What is the Cartier Chambord Ref. 10715?

A cushion-shaped Cartier Paris dress watch of the 1970s and 1980s: an 18k yellow gold case of about 27 × 31 mm, a white dial with black Roman numerals, blued hands, a blue sapphire cabochon crown and a thin hand-wound movement, on a leather strap or a Cartier 18k gold Milanese bracelet.

What movement is in the Chambord 10715?

A hand-wound one, with two numbers on record. Antiquorum gives caliber 107, and Craft + Tailored identifies it as the ultra-thin Frédéric Piguet Cal. 21, which Archiva also records in the Tank Louis Cartier Extra Plate Ref. 96019. The two may describe the same movement under Cartier's number and its maker's, but no source we found says so.

Is the Chambord quartz or mechanical?

Mechanical. Every 10715 in the auction and dealer records we found is hand-wound, so a quartz movement in a case stamped 10715 is a reason to ask questions.

Is the Chambord 10715 an Extra Plate?

Craft + Tailored catalogs it as an Extra Plate and gives a total thickness of 5 mm excluding the crystal. Antiquorum does not use the term. The thin case and ultra-thin movement are what the label refers to.

How do I tell a Chambord 10715 from other cushion-shaped Cartier watches?

By the number and the size. On Antiquorum's example the case number, 107150656, runs the reference and serial together, and the case measures about 27 × 31 mm. The closest watch in this archive, the 1970s Tortue Ref. 96069, is also 18k yellow gold on the Cal. 21 but measures about 26.5 × 34.5 mm, and its case number begins 96069. Smaller cushion-shaped Cartier Paris watches exist under other references; Antiquorum, for example, catalogs a 21 × 25 mm lady's cushion watch as Ref. 60083, with a Cal. 2512-1.

What should I check before buying a Chambord 10715?

A case number beginning with 10715; a case of about 27 × 31 mm with a crisp outline and clear hallmarks, since the thin case shows polishing quickly; a white dial with even, crisp printing; a blue sapphire cabochon crown; and a hand-wound movement signed Cartier. On a Milanese bracelet, the bracelet and its hidden deployant clasp should be signed Cartier.
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