Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
New York, Jun 11, 2009
LOT 138
Yellow Gold Dress Cartier, European Watch Co., Paris, case No. 24389, Ref. 04477. Made in the 1930s. Fine and rare, very thin, 18K yellow gold dress watch.
USD 2,200 - 3,200
EUR 1,700 - 2,400 / CHF 2,500 - 3,600
C. Three-body, ?bassine?, polished, rounded bezels, triangular bow, case back with initials: E.F.E. D. Guilloché silver, sunburst pattern with printed black Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 16???, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 8 adjustments, blued steel flat balance spring. Dial signed, numbered on the case, movement signed: European Watch and Clock Co. inc. Diam. 45 mm. Thickness 4 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |