Lot Essay
A similar rock crystal dress watch is illustrated in The Cartier Collection - Timepieces, Editions Flammarion, p. 139 and in Le Temps de Cartier by Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti, Franco Nencini, p. 56.
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SIGNED CARTIER, FRANCE, BOW NUMBERED 239, PENDANT NUMBERED 2120, MOVEMENT SIGNED EUROPEAN WATCH AND CLOCK CO. INC., CIRCA 1925
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Cartier. A very fine and rare platinum, 18K gold, rock crystal, enamel and diamond-set openface keyless lever dress watch
Signed Cartier, France, bow numbered 239, pendant numbered 2120, movement signed European Watch and Clock Co. Inc., circa 1925
With nickel-finished lever movement, 19 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, the two-tone silvered dial with engine-turned centre, blank silvered chapter ring, outer Arabic five minute divisions, blued steel moon-style hands, in circular slim rock crystal case with chased Roman numerals and floral decoration to the yellow gold and white enamel screwed bezel, platinum mounted diamond-set band, platinum pendant and diamond-set bow, glazed back, pendant and bow numbered, dial signed, movement signed EWC
48 mm. diam.
Signed Cartier, France, bow numbered 239, pendant numbered 2120, movement signed European Watch and Clock Co. Inc., circa 1925
With nickel-finished lever movement, 19 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, the two-tone silvered dial with engine-turned centre, blank silvered chapter ring, outer Arabic five minute divisions, blued steel moon-style hands, in circular slim rock crystal case with chased Roman numerals and floral decoration to the yellow gold and white enamel screwed bezel, platinum mounted diamond-set band, platinum pendant and diamond-set bow, glazed back, pendant and bow numbered, dial signed, movement signed EWC
48 mm. diam.