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Geneva, May 10, 2026

LOT 444

CARTIER, FRANCE, ''GUILLOTINE'' MINUTE REPEATING DRESS WATCH, 18K YELLOW GOLD

CHF 15,000 - 35,000

HKD 150,000 - 348,000 / USD 19,000 - 44,300 / EUR 16,300 - 37,900 / JPY 3,030,000 - 7,060,000

Sold: CHF 43,750

A very fine, slim, elegant and rare, 18k yellow gold, manual wind Open-face, keyless-winding minute-repeating pocket watch, the dial aperture with spring-loaded polished gold shutters activated by pressing the coaxial button in the crown. Matted silver dial with Arabic numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands.


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3-6*

Good

Slightly oxidized

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Brand Cartier, France

Model ''Guillotine'' minute repeating dress watch

Year Circa 1910

Case No. 14905

Caliber European Watch & Clock Co., 40 mm., rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, eight adjustments, Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band.

Diameter 48,5 mm.

Weight 79 gr.

Signature Dial, case and movement

Notes

small blue enamel coat of arms on the back

“Guillotine” is the term used in Cartier’s manufacturing records to describe this type of watch, characterized by sprung shutters concealing the dial. This example represents an early production by Cartier, made before the design gained popularity in the 1920s.

Cartier pocket watches featuring the “guillotine” shutter mechanism are already rare in themselves. Examples incorporating a minute-repeating complication are even more exceptional, combining significant technical achievement with refined aesthetics. Such a combination is seldom encountered, making this piece particularly desirable among collectors.