The Magical Art of Cartier
Geneva, Nov 19, 1996
LOT 146
"Montre de poche carrée monobloc", platinum and onyx square keyless dress watch Paris, circa 1920
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
USD 6,000 - 7,000
Sold: CHF 12,650
Onyx one-piece case with rounded corners, platinum bezel and bow, silver engine-turned dial with small Roman chapter ring and outer minute ring on the hezel's border, blued steel "Oriental Cartier" bands. Rhodium plated, 17"' European Watch Clock Co. movement, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance spring. Measuring approx. 44 x 44 mm. Cartier Certificate of Authenticity N° 2146.
Notes
Literature:
An identical watch is illustrated in Le Temps de Cartier, by
Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti and Franco Nencini,
page 84.