The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999

LOT 379

Cartier, Paris, Baguette Pince Ecaille Blonde, entered in the Registers on October 18, 1933.Very fine and rare, 18K yellow and pink gold, keyless lapel clip watch, suspended below the clasp of a black lizard and tortoiseshell handbag.

C. Tortoiseshell vertical rectangular with hinged gold clip and gold bezel. D. Matted silver with Roman numerals. Blued steel "modern" hands. M. 4 1/2''', rectangular, Rhodium plate "fausses côtes" decoration, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, three adjustments, Breguet balance spring.Signed on the dial and movement.Dim. 34 x 28 mm., excluding the bag.