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Cartier. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold rectangular triple calendar wristwatch with moon phases

SIGNED CARTIER, MOVEMENT SIGNED EUROPEAN WATCH AND CLOCK CO., INC., NO. 436'942, CASE SIGNED E.W. & C. CO., CARTIER HAND-STAMPED REFERENCE NO. 20'834, CIRCA 1945

Closed16 November 2009

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Cartier. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold rectangular triple calendar wristwatch with moon phases
Signed Cartier, movement signed European Watch and Clock Co., Inc., no. 436'942, case signed E.W. & C. Co., Cartier hand-stamped reference no. 20'834, circa 1945
Rectangular-shaped nickel-finished lever movement, 15 jewels, silvered matte dial, railway minute divisions, outer blue date ring, central date hand, two windows for day and month, sunk subsidiary seconds for moon phases and constant seconds, rectangular case, engraved inlaid black enamel hour markers to the bezel, snap on back, case and movement signed European Watch & Clock Co., dial signed Cartier
23 mm. wide & 40 mm. overall length

Specialist note

This watch is one of the exceedingly rare triple calendar wristwatches made by Cartier to appear in public, furthermore preserved in very good overall condition.