5,640 CHF
Cartier, London, No. 1240. Made circa 1910. Very fine and elegant, thin, Belle Epoque, 18K gold and enamel, keyless dress watch. Three-body, “couteau”, back cover decorated with raised chased gold swags and translucent green enamel outer border with white enamel border, inner translucent royal blue enamel ring with chased gold rosette in the center, bezel with white enamel line border, chased laurel wreath bow. Gilt sunburst engineturned with radial painted Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. 41 mm., 18’’’ gilt brass, bar caliber, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed, case numbered. Diam. 48 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-11-16
