5,625 CHF
CARTIER ART DECO PENDULETTE A REPETITION A MINUTES Cartier, "Pendulette à repètition à minutes," case No. 2421/6307, No. 264765, the movement by the European Watch & Clock Co. Inc. Made circa 1925. Fine and very rare, Art-Deco, minute-repeating, leather-covered, ebony and yellow gold 8-day going desk clock. Rectangular brass entirely covered by red leather, silver inner bezel, the back sliding open, yellow gold push piece on the side and triangular bow on the top, stepped rectangular ebony base set at the front with two agate cabochons in yellow gold mounts. Matte silver with luminous Arabic numerals, outer minute track, sunray engine-turned center. Luminous yellow gold Art-Deco skeleton hands. Brass, rectangular backplate secured by 3 screws, circular with going barrel, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 2 adjustments, micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by the push piece at the side. Notes Dial signed Cartier, movement signed European Watch & Clock Co. Inc. and numbered, case numbered. DIM. 80 x 66 x 47 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-11-09
