Important Jewellery, Watches, Clocks ...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 19, 1992
LOT 164
Cartier, Paris, No. 13175-11040, made in the 1920's. Fine 18 ct. gold, "taxi" type, keyless "couteau" dress watch with jumping digital hours.
CHF 18,000 - 22,000
Sold: CHF 20,700
C. Three piece, knife edge, polished. D. Silver engineturned, with jumping hour aperture and Arabic minute ring on the border on he bezel. Blued steel single arrow hand. M. 17"', European Watch & Clock Co. rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, eight adjustments, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 48 mm.
Notes
A similar watch in platinum is described and illustrated in
J. Barraca, G. Negretti and F. Nencini Le Temps de
Cartier, page 58.
"Taxi" is the term used in the manufacturing records to
describe this type of watch anci "couteau" is the terni
used in the manufacturing records to describe this type of
case with knife edge.