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Cartier. An unusual 18K gold bell-shaped wristwatch with bracelet
Lot 199

Cartier. An unusual 18K gold bell-shaped wristwatch with bracelet

SIGNED CARTIER, PARIS, CLOCHE MODEL, MOVEMENT NO. 16'906, CASE NOS. 227'151 AND 19, CIRCA 1970

Closed17 November 2008

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Cartier. An unusual 18K gold bell-shaped wristwatch with bracelet
Signed Cartier, Paris, Cloche model, movement no. 16'906, case nos. 227'151 and 19, circa 1970
Cal. 21 circular nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, silvered matte dial, Arabic numerals, inner railway minute divisions, bell-shaped case, t-lug to 12 o'clock, back secured by four screws, cabochon sapphire-set crown, 18K gold Cartier rice-grain mesh bracelet with hidden deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
23 mm. wide & 30 mm. overall length

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With Cartier brochure.

The present watch is the modern edition of Cartier's 1920s Cloche model. For examples of the vintage version see Le Temps de Cartier by Jader Barracca, Giampiero Negretti and Franco Nencini, p. 124 & 125, and The Cartier Collection: Timepieces by François Chaille and Franco Cologni, p. 167.