CARTIER. A FINE AND RARE PLATINUM, ONYX AND DIAMOND-SET PURSE WATCH

SIGNED CARTIER, NO. 4311, 11919, MOVEMENT SIGNED EUROPEAN WATCH AND CLOCK CO., CIRCA 1930

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CARTIER. A FINE AND RARE PLATINUM, ONYX AND DIAMOND-SET PURSE WATCH
Signed Cartier, No. 4311, 11919, Movement signed European Watch and Clock Co., circa 1930
With lever movement, silvered matte dial with Arabic numerals, blued steel hands, the watch hinged and set within a larger rectangular case set with baguette-shaped and round-cut diamonds, the ends made of onyx and when pressed the shutters open to reveal the dial, case, dial and movement signed
37mm wide

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Accompanied by Cartier suede pouch.

For some similar examples of this type of purse watch produced by Cartier see Barracca, Negretti & Nencini, Le Temps de Cartier, p. 150.

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