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Geneva, Nov 14, 2009
LOT 137
Very Thin Minute-Repeater Cartier, case No. 3115. Made circa 1920. Very fine, very thin and elegant, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold and enamel keyless dress watch. Accompanied by a Cartier box.
CHF 11,000 - 15,000
USD 11,000 - 15,000 / EUR 7,500 - 10,000
Sold: CHF 12,000
C. Three-body, ?bassine pincée?, polished, the back cover with a central blue champleve enamel monogram ?JL? within a circle. D. Matte silver with large champleve Arabic numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 18???, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, straightline lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial signed Cartier, case numbered 3115. Diam. 49 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |