15,000 CHF
CARTIER - “PENDULETTE PRESSE-PAPIERS À CALENDRIER” DESK CLOCK WITH CALENDAR Cartier, No. 2483, “Pendulette Presse-Papiers à Calendrier”. Made by European Watch & Clock Co. Inc., circa 1928. Very fine and extremely rare, silver, yellow gold and lapis-lazuli, 8-day going keyless desk clock with manual tripledate calendar. Three-body, polished rectangular with canted ends, engraved with initials A.F.L., inclined yellow gold bezel with polished and engine-turned line decoration, the sides set with four hexagonal lapis-lazuli in gold collet settings, gilt-brass back secured by 4 screws, winding, hand-setting and calendar adjustment wheels, hinged strut. Matte silver with black radial Roman numerals, engine-turned center, gold lines above and below, three apertures for the date, days of the week and the months. Fine Art Deco gold and royal blue enamel hands. 19’’’, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 3 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed Cartier, case and movement signed European Watch & Clock Co. Inc., case numbered. Dim. 110 x 70 x 30 mm. Property of an Italian collector Notes A superb example of this model of desk clock with calendar, the present clock is in excellent original condition with untouched lightly patinated dial. Signed and numbered by Cartier and fully signed by the European Watch & Clock Co. Inc.. The combination of precious met
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-11-11
