Geneva, May 15, 2023

LOT 379

CARTIER/EUROPEAN WATCH & CLOCK CO, 8-DAY GOING SILVER DESK CLOCK, ORIGINAL BOX & KEY, GIFTED TO CHARLES ALISON SCULLY

CHF 5,000 - 8,000

EUR 5,100 - 8,200 / USD 5,700 - 9,100 / HKD 44,200 - 71,000

Sold: CHF 9,375

A very fine and rare, silver, 8-day going desk clock


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-6-01

Very good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Brand Cartier, Switzerland

Year circa 1920's

Case No. 58220/56635/12414

Caliber 17 jewels

Dimensions 118 x 70 x 50 mm

Signature dial, case and movement (European Watch & Clock Co.) signed

Accessories original fitted box, winding key

Notes

Charles Alison Scully was an American banker (born in Pittsburgh) in 1887. He served as Captain in the 51st Infantry 6th Division. After passing his bar in Philadelphia, he served as vice-president of the New York National Bank of Commerce from 1923 to 1929 when he received at that point the clock as a gift for his work. He also became famous as an author when he published 2 books: The course of the silver Greyhound (1936), which was to become a reference in insurance guides and The Purchase of common stocks as Trust investments (1937).

Provenance

Property of a Swiss Gentleman