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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 160

Cartier, Paris, No. 1512, circa 1930.Fine and rare, Art Deco, rock crystal eight-day going desk clock.

C. rectangular, curved from a single piece of rock crystal, canted and fluted corners, brass back cover with spring-loaded recess for key. D. rectangular, made of five mother-of-pearl panels, blue Roman numerals. Gold and champlevé black enamel elaborate fleur-de-lis hands. M. circular, 30 mm, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring.Dial, movement and case signed by European Watch and Clock Co., France.Dim: Width 100 mm, height 65 mm.