Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Mar 09, 2022
LOT 252
Unsigned
Art Deco dress-watch, “couteau” (knife-edge); 18K yellow gold
HKD 8,500 - 17,000
EUR 1,000 - 1,950 / CHF 1,000 - 2,000 / USD 1,100 - 2,200TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: HKD 5,250
18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, “couteau” (knife-edge), round-shaped, extra-thin, Art Deco dress-watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Case-back polished and engraved, in the centre, in taille-douce (fine cut) with the cypher “C J C” stamped by a royal crown.
Gilded colour metallic dial, with suspended “Breguet” numerals; blued steel “Breguet” hands.
17’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-8-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned, France
Year circa 1920
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 80 722 (by “A B”, probably Alexandre Brédillart, Paris)
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 46 mm.
Caliber 17’’’, straight-line lever escapement
Weight 47.2 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement
Notes
“Montre Couteau”
“Couteau” is the term used by Cartier in their manufacturing records to described this type of watches with knife-edge cases, open-face or hunting-case models.
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
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