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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 19, 1992
LOT 172
Cartier, Paris, No. 9682-6511, made in the 1910's. Very elegant and rare, platinum ultra slim hunting cased, keyless "couteau" dress watch.
CHF 25,000 - 30,000
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. Very good condition. Diam. 49 mm.
Notes
"Couteau" is the terni used in the manufacturing
records to describe this type of case with knife edge.