Lot Essay
Cf. Barracca, Negretti, Nencini, Le Temps de Cartier, Wrist International, Milan, 1989, page 71, for a similar wristwatch
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AN ART DECO ONYX AND DIAMOND WRISTWATCH, BY CARTIER
The rectangular cream dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands, within a rose-cut diamond and French-cut onyx key pattern bezel, with rose-cut diamond crown, to a black grosgrain strap and deployant clasp with rose-cut diamond and onyx panel, circa 1920, case 23mm, with French assay marks for platinum and gold, in Cartier case
Dial unsigned, movement signed Cartier Paris, the case no. 8117, 12153 8164
The rectangular cream dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands, within a rose-cut diamond and French-cut onyx key pattern bezel, with rose-cut diamond crown, to a black grosgrain strap and deployant clasp with rose-cut diamond and onyx panel, circa 1920, case 23mm, with French assay marks for platinum and gold, in Cartier case
Dial unsigned, movement signed Cartier Paris, the case no. 8117, 12153 8164
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