Lot Essay
A similar timepiece, possibly the present one, is illustrated in Le Temps de Cartier by Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti, Franco Nencini, p. 177.
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SIGNED CARTIER, PARIS, NO. 2395, MOVEMENT SIGNED EUROPEAN WATCH AND CLOCK CO. INC., CASE NUMBERED 4165, 6223 AND 2395, CIRCA 1925
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Cartier. A very fine, rare and unusual agate, coral and gold paperweight with triple calendar watch
Signed Cartier, Paris, No. 2395, movement signed European Watch and Clock Co. Inc., case numbered 4165, 6223 and 2395, circa 1925
Nickel-finished lever movement, 15 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, hands set through the base, engine-turned gilt dial with Roman numerals on blank chapter ring, three windows for day, date and month, rectangular agate case with chamfered ends, raised engine-turned silver gilt bezel, octagonal gold-mounted cabochon coral finials to the sides, gilt metal base with hinged stand, case signed and numbered 2395, 6223, 4165, dial signed, movement signed European Watch and Clock Co. Inc.
110 mm. overall length
Signed Cartier, Paris, No. 2395, movement signed European Watch and Clock Co. Inc., case numbered 4165, 6223 and 2395, circa 1925
Nickel-finished lever movement, 15 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, hands set through the base, engine-turned gilt dial with Roman numerals on blank chapter ring, three windows for day, date and month, rectangular agate case with chamfered ends, raised engine-turned silver gilt bezel, octagonal gold-mounted cabochon coral finials to the sides, gilt metal base with hinged stand, case signed and numbered 2395, 6223, 4165, dial signed, movement signed European Watch and Clock Co. Inc.
110 mm. overall length