Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 15, 2015

LOT 183

CARTIER DRESS WATCH YELLOW GOLD Cartier, No.29028/23250, the movement by European Watch and Clock Co., Inc. Made in the 1920's. Very fine and rare, thin, 18K yellow gold keyless dress watch.

Two-body, polished, the back with a central black champleve enamel monogram, triangular bow. Matte silver, with radial engine-turning, radial Roman numerals on an inner chapter ring, outer minute track with Arabic five-minute numerals. Blued steel halberd hands. Signed European Watch and Clock Co., Inc., Swiss, 16 1/4''', rhodium plated,fausses cotes decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 8 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance- spring, index regulator.