Important Wristwatches, Watches & Clocks
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 14, 1990
LOT 209
Movado, Swiss, made for Cartier, circa 1940. Fine 18 ct. gold "Ermeto" purse watch.
CHF 5,000 - 6,000
Sold: CHF 5,290
Massive rectangular engine turned case. Mat silver dial with luminescent Arabic numerals. Luminescent "squelettes" hands. Rhodium plated 9.5- movement, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to temperatures, Breguet balance spring. Patented Ermeto winding device by means of the sliding case. Signed "Cartier" on the dial, "Movado" on the case. In very good condition. Dim. 47x32 mm.
