Cartier

· 8-day Swiss jewelled lever movement numbered 13, concealed within the gold and black enamel base

· bevelled and faceted rock crystal ‘dial’, diamond-set hands of exaggerated beetle and spade form fixed to rotating transparent crystal discs, polished platinum Roman numerals set between two rose-cut diamond-set rings

· octagonal case, gold bezel decorated with palmettes in turquoise enamel surrounded by black enamel and heightened with gold dot highlights, the sides of the octagonal case with black enamel frieze decorated with discs and repeated endless knot motif in black enamel, back bezel with black enamel trefoil motifs, black enamel shaft heightened with cabochon-set turquoises and a fillet of turquoise enamel to the middle, shaft terminating in gold cushion-form bezel connecting to black lacquered plinth, gold and black lacquered base of Oriental inspired geometric framework, underside of case engraved to movement cover Cartier, 492, etched 3743, · 4375·, etch engraved to lower back right foot - HSA 1581 apertures for winding and hand-setting to base

Accompanied by fitted Cartier tooled presentation case with reserve for gilded key and a Cartier Certificate of Authenticity No. GE2001-162. 

Case nos. 492, 3743

Cartier London Stock No. · 4375 ·

approx. 140mm high 

base width 85mm

bezel width 83mm