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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 21, 1995
LOT 396
Cartier, Paris, No. 9669-4171, 1910's. Very slim and elegant platinum, keyless couteau" dress watch.
CHF 4,000 - 5,000
C. Two piece, "knife edge", polished, the back engraved with a ship's wheel. D. Silver engineturned, with Arabic numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 17"', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Signed on the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 46 mm.
Notes
"Couteau" is the terra used in the manufacturing
records to describe this type of watch.