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Hong Kong, Hotel Furama Kempinski, Jun 14, 1995
LOT 121
Cartier, Paris, No. 7098-14260, circa 1910. Very elegant 18 ct. gold and enamel, early " guillotine" keyless dress watch "à volets".
HKD 100,000 - 120,000
USD 14,000 - 18,000
C. Three piece, massive, "bassine pincée", with alternated black and yellow translucent enamel strips over engine-turning with black champlevé enamelled lines on the borders, the cover with a small dial aperture disclosed by gold shutters decorated with a white champleve enamelled monogram "A.B.", flipping open or closed by depressing a button on the winding crown. D. Silver engine-turned with Arabic numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 16"', European Watch & Clock Co. rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, eight adjustments, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial, case and movement. h1 very good condition. Diam. 45 mm.
