Lot Essay
Other lighter watches by Cartier are illustrated in Le Temps de Cartier by J. Barracca, G. Negretti and F. Nencini, pp. 135 & 149.
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SIGNED CARTIER, CASE NOS. 23507 AND 1793, MOVEMENT SIGNED EUROPEAN WATCH AND CLOCK CO., NO. 427976, CIRCA 1920
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Cartier. An unusual silver lighter watch
Signed Cartier, case nos. 23507 and 1793, movement signed European Watch and Clock Co., no. 427976, circa 1920
With circular nickel-finished lever movement, 15 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, the square silver matte dial with Roman numerals, blued steel moon-style hands, screwed blank bezels, all set within the lighter case of typical form decorated with engine-turned checkered design, the flip top with engraved initials LCO, inner case stamped with Cartier reference numbers, dial signed Cartier, movement signed EWC
51 mm. high
Signed Cartier, case nos. 23507 and 1793, movement signed European Watch and Clock Co., no. 427976, circa 1920
With circular nickel-finished lever movement, 15 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, the square silver matte dial with Roman numerals, blued steel moon-style hands, screwed blank bezels, all set within the lighter case of typical form decorated with engine-turned checkered design, the flip top with engraved initials LCO, inner case stamped with Cartier reference numbers, dial signed Cartier, movement signed EWC
51 mm. high