Lot 133
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A FINE ENGRAVED GOLD PRISMA TIMEPIECE

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A FINE ENGRAVED GOLD PRISMA TIMEPIECE
SIGNED CARTIER, EUROPEAN WATCH & CLOCK CO., INC., FRANCE, NO. 79695

The oblong 18K gold case with engine turned sides concealing movement in base, the silvered dial reflected upward through crystal prisms, 1930s--1 1/8 in. (28.5 mm)high

Lot Essay

The Prisma model was patented in 1937. Similar examples are illustrated by Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti, and Franco Nencini, Le Temps de Cartier, p. 186.


With original fitted case.