Swiss gold ‘Sundial Compass Watch’ by Cartier Circa 1939

One of the rarest gold Art Deco Cartier watches
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One of the rarest 18 carat gold Art Deco Cartier watches, the ‘Sundial Compass Watch’, circa 1939. Movement of very fine quality. Silvered dial with Roman numerals and steel Breguet hands. Oval shaped case, lateral screwed, sundial and compass to the back. Case numbered, movement signed by watchmaker
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Dimensions: 33 x 46 mm
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Weight: 38 g
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Signed: Cartier – European Watch Co Inc Swiss
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According to research less than 10 of these watches are known. One of these watches was in the famous collection ‘Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor’.