Fine Watches Including Masterworks of Time, Collector’s Watches
Fine Watches Including Masterworks of Time, Collector’s Watches
Cartier
Two-Tone Open-Faced Watch Circa 1935
Lot Closed
April 14, 09:39 AM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Cartier
Two-Tone Open-Faced Watch
Circa 1935
Dial: silvered
Calibre: manual winding, 19 jewels
Case: 18k yellow gold, snap-on back
Case number: 13'872
Dimensions: 43 mm
Signed: dial signed Cartier, case numbered, movement signed European Watch and Clock Co.
Box: no
Papers: no
Accessories: none
This present watch perfectly represent the golden era of Cartier. The two-tone slim case is characteristic of the 1920's. The Art Deco initials on the back add the final touch of refinement. The dial is beautifully finished, alternating smooth and guilloché surfaces. It is decorated with a double chapter ring with the minute indication on the outer ring in Arabic numerals, and the hour markers on the inner ring in Roman numerals. The attention to details can also be admired with the beautiful and unusual hands.
Few are the pieces that are both timeless and evoking a period of the past in such an elegant way.