Cartier. A rare and unusual 18K gold and enamel rectangular "shutter" purse watch, transformed into a wristwatch
Signed Cartier, France, movement no. 413239, case nos. 23580, *5083* and 413239, stamped with London import letter for 1930
Nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, bimetallic balance, silvered matte dial, railway minute divisions, blued steel hands, rectangular case, black enamel Roman numerals on the engine-turned bezel, ribbed shutters opened by depressing the levers between the later added lugs, back engraved Gaspard June 7th 1931 and secured by four screws in the band, period 18K gold buckle, case and bezel numbered, dial signed, movement numbered and signed European Watch and Clock Co.
20 mm. wide & 31 mm. overall length
Cartier. A rare and unusual 18K gold and enamel rectangular "shutter" purse watch, transformed into a wristwatch
Signed Cartier, France, movement no. 413239, case nos. 23580, *5083* and 413239, stamped with London import letter for 1930
Nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, bimetallic balance, silvered matte dial, railway minute divisions, blued steel hands, rectangular case, black enamel Roman numerals on the engine-turned bezel, ribbed shutters opened by depressing the levers between the later added lugs, back engraved Gaspard June 7th 1931 and secured by four screws in the band, period 18K gold buckle, case and bezel numbered, dial signed, movement numbered and signed European Watch and Clock Co.
20 mm. wide & 31 mm. overall length
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