Very elegant Swiss 18K gold open faced lever watch Circa 1920

Gold Art Deco pocket watch
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A fine and very elegant, thin Swiss 18 carat gold open faced keyless pocket watch
made for Cartier in Paris, France and presented by Condé Nast, circa 1920. The rhodium plated movement by the European Watch & Clock Co. Inc. features Geneva striping decoration, 19 jewels, a straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with eight adjustments, blued steel flat balance spring and an index regulator. Reprinted engine turned silver dial with bold black Roman hour numerals, an outer minute track, inner 24 hours and original blued steel spade hands. The case with a wide bezel, coin edged band, a polished back with the white champlevé enamel initials RW and a fluted pendant, the interior of the back is engraved Richardson Wright from Condé Nast 1914- 1924. Dial signed Cartier, movement signed European Watch & Clock Co. Inc., case numbered and punched EJ in a lozenge for Edmond Jaeger.
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Diameter: 45 mm
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Signed: Cartier
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The European Watch and Clock Co. Inc. was established in the 1920s as a joint venture between Cartier and Edmund Jaeger of Jaeger-LeCoultre in Le Sentier, Switzerland.
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Condé Nast Publications is a major global media company. It was founded in New York in 1909. Its principal offices are located in London, New York, Sydney, Paris, Tokyo and Milan. Condé Nast is best known for pioneering a market strategy in which a magazine focuses on a specific social class or area of ​​interest. These are now known as “lifestyle magazines”. While many of their magazines focus on fashion, they also cover travel, food, home and living, and culture.