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A similar purse watch is illustrated in Le Temps de Cartier by Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti, Franco Nencini, p. 149.
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SIGNED CARTIER, FRANCE, NOS. 05161 AND 22299, CASE SIGNED EUROPEAN WATCH AND CLOCK CO., INC., FRANCE, MOVEMENT SIGNED EUROPEAN WATCH AND CLOCK CO., INC. AND NUMBERED 425290, CIRCA 1930
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Cartier. A fine 18K gold and enamel rectangular-shaped purse watch
Signed Cartier, France, nos. 05161 and 22299, case signed European Watch and Clock Co., Inc., France, movement signed European Watch and Clock Co., Inc. and numbered 425290, circa 1930
With circular nickel-finished lever movement, 15 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, the silvered matte dial with luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, all set within the rectangular case with inlaid black enamel brick design, rounded ends, the hinged cover opened by depressing two cabochon sapphire-set buttons to the top, revealing the dial and serving as a stand, case with hand-stamped Cartier reference numbers and signed EWC, dial signed Cartier, movement signed EWC
45 mm. wide
Signed Cartier, France, nos. 05161 and 22299, case signed European Watch and Clock Co., Inc., France, movement signed European Watch and Clock Co., Inc. and numbered 425290, circa 1930
With circular nickel-finished lever movement, 15 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, the silvered matte dial with luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, all set within the rectangular case with inlaid black enamel brick design, rounded ends, the hinged cover opened by depressing two cabochon sapphire-set buttons to the top, revealing the dial and serving as a stand, case with hand-stamped Cartier reference numbers and signed EWC, dial signed Cartier, movement signed EWC
45 mm. wide