The Magical Art of Cartier
Geneva, Nov 19, 1996
LOT 259
"Montre de poche en cristal de roche", 18K gold, enamel and platinum rock crystal diamond-set keyless skeleton watch New York, 1929
CHF 12,000 - 15,000
USD 10,000 - 12,000
Rock crystal case with diamond-set band and platinum bow, the back engraved with the initiais "A.B.S.", yellow gold bezel with Roman numerals on a black champlevé enamelled ground, silver engine-turned dial with Arabie minute ring and blued steel "Oriental Cartier" hands. Rhodium plated, 15 1/2"' European Watch & Clock Co. movement, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance spring. Measuring approx. 49 mm. in diam. Cartier Certificate of Authenticity N° 2259.
Notes
Provenance:
Alfred Emanuel Smith, Governor of New York State for
four ternis (1918-1920 and 1922-1928) and the Democratic
candidate for US president in 1928; see biography.
Literature:
A similar watch isIllustrated in Le Temps de Cartier, by
Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti and Franco Nencini,
page 56.