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Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

LOT 338

?Pendule Mystérieuse prisme? Cartier, Paris, circa 1960. Fine and rare 18K gold and rock crystal eight-day going mystery desk clock in original leather covered fitted box.

CHF 18,000 - 22,000

EUR 12,000 - 14,000 / USD 14,000 - 18,000

C. Rectangular fluted with glazed back, the top part with two rock crystal prisms. D. White, black indexes, painted in mirror image. Gilt baton hands. M. 26.6 mm (12'''), UG calibre (F 745), rhodium plated, double barrel, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with screws, self-compensating flat balance spring.Signed on the dial and box, movement signed ?Universal Geneva?.Dim. 52 x 34 x 34 mmThe dial can only be seen from a certain angle. From the back, the clock seems to be empty. The clock incorporates a special 8-day movement which


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

was supplied by Universal Geneva. A similar clock is Illustrated in ?Le Temps de Cartier?, by Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti and Franco Nencini, page 186.