CARTIER/ EUROPEAN WATCH & CLOCK CO.
CARTIER/ EUROPEAN WATCH & CLOCK CO., SWITZERLAND, TRAVEL "SHUTTER" GUILLOTINE PURSE WATCH, BLACK, RED AND WHITE ENAMEL, 18K YELLOW GOLD
A fine and very rare, art deco, 18k yellow gold, manual wind lacquer travel watch with shutters
Brand: Cartier/ European Watch & Clock Co., switzerland
Model: travel "shutter" Guillotine purse watch
Year: circa 1930's
Case: 22149/425292/7869/124
Movement: 425364
Caliber: 15 jewels
Diameter: 42 x 28
Signature: dial, case and movement (European Watch & Clock Co.) signed
Provenance:
Property of a German Gentleman
Grading System: EXCEPTIONAL
Case: 2-8 (Very good , Slightly scratched)
Dial: 2-6-8-01 (Very good , Slightly oxidized , Slightly scratched , HANDS Original)
Movement: 2* (Very good , Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense)
HKD: 70,000 - 122,000
USD: 8,900 - 15,500
EUR: 8,200 - 14,300
These rare intricate and decorative travel watches were made at the height of the Art Deco period as an elegant way of telling time without having a wristwatch. Often called "purse watches" due to the fact that most lady's at that time did not wear wristwatches, these Cartier travel clocks are known as "guillotine" due to the dial being concealed and revealing the dial by depressing the sides. Made in a variety of case decorations and colours, intricate models such as this one combining beautiful red, white and black enamel are exceedingly rare.
Size: 42 x 28
Signature: dial, case and movement (European Watch & Clock Co.) signed
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CARTIER/ EUROPEAN WATCH & CLOCK CO., SWITZERLAND, TRAVEL "SHUTTER" GUILLOTINE PURSE WATCH, BLACK, RED AND WHITE ENAMEL, 18K YELLOW GOLD
A fine and very rare, art deco, 18k yellow gold, manual wind lacquer travel watch with shutters
Brand: Cartier/ European Watch & Clock Co., switzerland
Model: travel "shutter" Guillotine purse watch
Year: circa 1930's
Case: 22149/425292/7869/124
Movement: 425364
Caliber: 15 jewels
Diameter: 42 x 28
Signature: dial, case and movement (European Watch & Clock Co.) signed
Provenance:
Property of a German Gentleman
Grading System: EXCEPTIONAL
Case: 2-8 (Very good , Slightly scratched)
Dial: 2-6-8-01 (Very good , Slightly oxidized , Slightly scratched , HANDS Original)
Movement: 2* (Very good , Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense)
HKD: 70,000 - 122,000
USD: 8,900 - 15,500
EUR: 8,200 - 14,300
These rare intricate and decorative travel watches were made at the height of the Art Deco period as an elegant way of telling time without having a wristwatch. Often called "purse watches" due to the fact that most lady's at that time did not wear wristwatches, these Cartier travel clocks are known as "guillotine" due to the dial being concealed and revealing the dial by depressing the sides. Made in a variety of case decorations and colours, intricate models such as this one combining beautiful red, white and black enamel are exceedingly rare.
Size: 42 x 28
Signature: dial, case and movement (European Watch & Clock Co.) signed
