Prestigious Wristwatches

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 522

Cartier New York, "Tonneau", Produced in 1925.Very fine and elegant, Art Deco, tonneau shaped, platinum and diamonds lady's wristwatch. Accompanied by a Cartier five row pearl ribbon bracelet and an 18K pink gold deployant clasp set with diamonds.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with fixing screws on the band, bezel set with single-cut diamonds, each lug composed of four collet-set diamonds and a pavé-set diamond bar, rose-cut diamond-set winding-crown. D. matte silver with painted radial Roman numerals. "Breguet" blued-steel hands.M. Cal. 8''' signed European Watch & Clock Co., rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 20 x 20 x 6 mm.Approx. overhall length 155 mm.