Cartier, Paris, made in 1925 for the French Government. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel onyx-set historic keyless dress watch, from a series of six, commissioned by Aristide Briand to be presented to each of the foreign delegations attending the Conference which led to the Locarno Pact, accompanied by a black silk and gold, diamond-set short albert, in original fitted box. | Important Watches, Wristwatches and Clocks | Hong Kong, Hotel Furama Kempinski, 9th June 1997

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Cartier, Paris, made in 1925 for the French Government. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel onyx-set historic keyless dress watch, from a series of six, commissioned by Aristide Briand to be presented to each of the foreign delegations attending the Conference which led to the Locarno Pact, accompanied by a black silk and gold, diamond-set short albert, in original fitted box.

HKD 90,000 - 110,000

USD 12,000 - 14,000

C. Three piece, massive, "Empire" with black enamelled bezel, faceted onyx-set band and bow, the black enamelled back centred with the dedication: Locarno 16 Oct. 1925 - Ari Briand. D. Frosted silver with "Empire " Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 17"', European Watch and Clock Co., rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, eight adjustments, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial and movement. In very good condition, accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity. Diam. 46 mm.

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Another watch from the same series was sold in Paris on 3 June 1987. The Locarno Pact A series of treaties were concluded in Locarno, Switzerland, from October 5 to 16, 1925. It was one of the most important international conferences held after World War I. France was represented by Aristide Briand, Germany by Stresemann, Great Britain by Sir (Joseph) Austen Chamberlain, Belgium by Van Der Velde, Italy by Mussolini, and there were also representatives for Poland and Czechoslovakia. This conference led to different treaties being signed in London on December 1, 1925, of which the principal one, between Germany, France and Belgium concerned the maintenance of their existing frontiers, settlement of disputes by arbitration without resort to force, and the demilitarization of the Rhineland; this treaty was guaranteed by Great Britain and -Italy. Germany took the commitment to respect the articles No. 42 and 43 of the Treaty of Versailles, concerning the demilitarization of the Rhineland. It refused to recognize its own western borders, while taking the commitment not to try to alter them by force. France, Belgium, Poland and Czechoslovakia agreed to resort to arbitration in case of conflict. Following these treaties, Germany was accepted in the League o/ Nations on September 6, 1926. In 1936, The Treaties of Locarno were violated by Adolf Hitler who considered the 1935 Franco-Russian pact a breach of the I,ocarno Pact; I litter therefore ordered the remilitarization of the Rhineland on March 7, 1936.