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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007
LOT 174
?Empire? Cartier, Paris. Made in the 1920s. Fine and rare, thin 18K yellow gold dress watch, with two-tone ?24-hour? dial.
HKD 15,000 - 20,000
USD 2,000 - 2,600 / EUR 1,500 - 2,000
Sold: HKD 21,240
C. Three-body, ?bassine?, polished band and bezels, case back with engraved ?diamond? decoration. D. Two-tone guilloché silver with bold black radial Roman I - XII and Arabic 13 - 14 on concentric chapter rings intersected by guilloché fields, outer minute divisions. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. 16???, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 8 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometric cam regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44.5 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8-15 |
Good Slightly scratched Slightly rusted |
Movement: 3-6* |
Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-7-10-14-01 |
Fair Oxidized Patinated Damaged HANDS Original |