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Hong Kong, Hotel Victoria Hong Kong, Jun 10, 1993
LOT 299
Cartier, Paris, No. 9682- 6511, made in the 1910's. Very elegant and rare, platinum ultra slim hunting cased, keyless "couteau" dress watch.
HKD 80,000 - 100,000
CHF 15,000 - 18,000
Sold: HKD 86,250
C. Double body "knife edge", polished. D. Silver engineturned, with Roman "Empire" numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 17"', nickel plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, eight 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 describe this type of watch.