$20,700
Montre MysterieuseCartier, Paris, No. 7 from a limited series of 150, made in 1997 for the 150th anniversary of the firm.Very fine and rare, 18K gold, keyless mystery pocket watch. two-body, knife-edge, both covers with elaborate engine-turning, aperture in the lover part for the "mystery hands", front edge engraved with chapter ring, swivel pendant. glass, no markings, hands mounted in the center with no apparent connection to any other part of the watch. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. Notes Built on the principle invented by Robert-Houdin for clocks, this watch appears to work without any mechanical movement. In fact, driven by a movement concealed on the border, the hands revolve along with the glass plate set beneath the dial. This watch is the reedition of a small series of 7 mystery pocket watches made from 1931 to 1937.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-09-20
