21,240 HKD
“Empire” Cartier, Paris. Made in the 1920s. Fine and rare, thin 18K yellow gold dress watch, with two-tone “24-hour” dial. Three-body, “bassine”, polished band and bezels, case back with engraved “diamond” decoration. Two-tone guilloché silver with bold black radial Roman I - XII and Arabic 13 - 14 on concentric chapter rings intersected by guilloché fields, outer minute divisions. Blued steel “Breguet” hands. 16’’’, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 8 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometric cam regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44.5 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-02
