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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007
LOT 218
?Montre Couteau? Cartier, Paris, case No. 3229. Made circa 1910. Very fine and elegant, thin, Belle Epoque, 18K yellow gold and enamel keyless dress pocket watch with diamond-set ?trefoil? bow.
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
EUR 4,500 - 5,500 / USD 5,700 - 7,500
C. Three-body, knife-edge band, back cover with alternating gold and blue translucent stripes, white enamel dot border resembling split pearls, center with diamond-set rosette framed en suite. D. Silver, sunburst engine-turned with black Arabic numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. 10???, gilt brass, bar caliber, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Diam. 29.3 mm. Thickness 7 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-74 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored hard enamel |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |