Pasha de Cartier Chronograph, 18k Yellow Gold, Quartz

How to tell it apart

What separates a Ref. 30009 from its neighbors, and what to check before you buy or sell one.

What is a Pasha de Cartier Ref. 30009 worth?

Archiva has found no public sales of Ref. 30009 in the last five years that count toward a price. One sale was left out (gold chronograph with unusual blue-counter dial; not comparable to steel chronographs). The closest comparable, from November 2023 to November 2026: Pasha chronograph, steel or 18k gold, automatic or quartz (Ref. 1352 and 2113): two sales, $1,050 and $2,300. A guide to the neighborhood, not a price for Ref. 30009.

What is the Pasha Ref. 30009?

A 38 mm Pasha chronograph in 18k yellow gold with a quartz movement and a date: a round case with Vendôme lugs, a unidirectional rotating bezel, a sapphire crystal and large chronograph pushers set with sapphire cabochons, usually on an 18k yellow gold Cartier bracelet. Monaco Legend and Sotheby's catalog the movement as the cal. 053, and Sotheby's counts 22 jewels.

How is the 30009 different from the gold 820903?

Both are 38 mm Pashas in 18k yellow gold, but the 820903 is a three-hand automatic on the cal. 2824-2 with a date and is cataloged on leather straps, while the 30009 is a quartz chronograph with three counters and is usually cataloged on a gold bracelet.

What dials does the 30009 come with?

Monaco Legend has sold one of 1991 with an ivory dial, an Art Deco numeral 12 and blue counters for seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours. Sotheby's has cataloged a silvered dial on an example of circa 1991 and a white dial on one of circa 1995.

What should the case back of a 30009 read?

30009, with a case number such as T100731 on Monaco Legend's example or T100233 on Antiquorum's. Sotheby's has printed the reference as 30009 C and 30009C, which is the same watch.

What should I check before buying a Ref. 30009?

That the case back reads 30009; that the movement is the quartz cal. 053, so ask for a photograph; that the sapphire cabochons on the crown and pushers are present; and the bracelet, which most catalogs describe as an 18k yellow gold Cartier bracelet. Sotheby's has measured two examples at 38.5 mm, others give 38 mm.