Important Watches, Wristwatches, Cloc...
Basel April 21, 1990, Apr 21, 1990
LOT 285
Cartier Paris "Tortue", No. 11548/15126, circa 1919. Very fine and rare, "tortue", 18ct gold, lady's wristwatch.
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
C. massive, polished, sapphireset winding-crown. D. mat silver, with painted Roman numerals. "Breguet", blued steel hands. M. 8-, signed Cartier, "faussescotes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, adjusted to 8 positions, Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Dim. 20x20 mm.
Notes
A similar watch is published in "Cartier" by G. Gordon,
page 63, and in "le temps de Cartier" by Y. Barracca, G.
Negretti and F. Nencini, page 55.