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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007
LOT 23
Thin Minute-Repeater ?Couteau? Cartier, No. 11707, movement by European Watch & Clock Co. Inc. Entered in the registers on November 3, 1921. Very fine, thin and elegant, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold keyless dress watch.
HKD 120,000 - 160,000
USD 16,000 - 21,000 / EUR 12,000 - 16,000
C. Three-body, ?bassine pincée?, polished, the back cover with engraved monogram. D. Matte silver with black ?dauphine? numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold ?feuille? hands. M. 17??? 20/12 extraflat, 40 mm, rhodium plated, ?fausses-cotes? decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 8 adjustments, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial signed Cartier, movement and case signed European Watch & Clock Co. Inc, France. Diam. 50 mm. Property of an Italian Gentleman
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-06 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Partially replaced |