14,950 CHF
Cartier, Paris, No. 4842-3340, made in the 1910's. Very elegant 18 ct. gold, "guillotine" keyless dress watch "à volets". Three piece, massive, "Empire carrure plate ", polished and satine, with reeded band, the cover with a small dial aperture disclosed by shutters flipping open or closed by depressing a button on the winding crown. Silver engine-turned with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. Notes "Guillotine" is the term used in the manufacturing records to describe this type of watch.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1993-04-25