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A similar minute repeating travel clock is illustrated in Le Temps de Cartier by Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti & Franco Nencini, p. 186.
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SIGNED CARTIER, FRANCE, MOVEMENT SIGNED E.W. & C. CO. INC. FRANCE, CIRCA 1935
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Cartier. An unusual wooden and gold minute repeating travel clock
Signed Cartier, France, movement signed E.W. & C. Co. Inc. France, circa 1935
With gilt-finished lever movement, 15 jewels, minute repeating on two gongs, the silvered dial with Roman numerals, blued steel moon-style hands, the rectangular-shaped wooden case with sliding back panel to reveal the movement, the case entirely covered in maroon-coloured snake skin, gold bezel and pendant, gold repeat button in the case, dial signed Cartier, movement signed E. W. & C. Co. Inc. France and numbered
61x52x32 mm.
Signed Cartier, France, movement signed E.W. & C. Co. Inc. France, circa 1935
With gilt-finished lever movement, 15 jewels, minute repeating on two gongs, the silvered dial with Roman numerals, blued steel moon-style hands, the rectangular-shaped wooden case with sliding back panel to reveal the movement, the case entirely covered in maroon-coloured snake skin, gold bezel and pendant, gold repeat button in the case, dial signed Cartier, movement signed E. W. & C. Co. Inc. France and numbered
61x52x32 mm.
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