$4,200
Montre de Bureau Cartier/European Watch & Clock Co. , No. 1189. Made circa 1920. Fine and rare, silver and jade 8-day going square desk clock. Accompanied by the original Cartier fitted box. Square, jade surrounded by silver case. Champagne, engine-turned, luminous Arabic numerals, outer minute track. Luminous hands. 53 mm., 15 jewels, 3 adjustments, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with terminal curve, index regulator. Dial and movement signed, movement and case numbered. Dim. 9.6 cm square.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-03-05