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Hong Kong, Hotel Victoria Hong Kong, Jun 10, 1993
LOT 297
Cartier, Paris, No. 30102-26052, entered in the Register on 21 July 1937. Very slim and elegant 18 ct. gold, keyless "couteau" dress watch.
HKD 33,000 - 45,000
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
C. Two piece, "knife edge", polished, with flat back. D. Silver satine, with Roman numerals, indexes and minute divisions on mat silver chapters. Blued steel " oriental" Cartier hands. M. 15"', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 49 mm.
Notes
"Couteau" is the term used in the manufacturing
records to described this type of case with knife edge.