Platinum Swiss watch, concealed guillotine dial Circa 1910
- Kenmerk
- SA1426
- Diameter
- 46 mm
- Estimate
- € 4.000 - 8.000
- Price sold
- € 5.200
Platinum watch with concealed guillotine dial
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A platinum Swiss watch with concealed guillotine dial, circa 1905-1910, movement stamped twice with the seal of Geneva.
Silvered dial concealed beneath guillotine-style shutters, Breguet numerals.
Push-button for shutters at 6 o’clock, dial signed Cartier, case and movement numbered.
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Diameter: 46 mm
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Signed: Cartier
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Shutter-style watches such as the present example were made famous by Cartier. The tradition commenced in the early part of the twentieth century and continued for several decades. Similar examples of ‘Eclipse’ or ‘guillotine’ watches are illustrated in Barracca, J., Negretti, G and Nencini, F., Le Temps de Cartier.
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A platinum Swiss watch with concealed guillotine dial, circa 1905-1910, movement stamped twice with the seal of Geneva.
Silvered dial concealed beneath guillotine-style shutters, Breguet numerals.
Push-button for shutters at 6 o’clock, dial signed Cartier, case and movement numbered.
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Diameter: 46 mm
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Signed: Cartier
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Shutter-style watches such as the present example were made famous by Cartier. The tradition commenced in the early part of the twentieth century and continued for several decades. Similar examples of ‘Eclipse’ or ‘guillotine’ watches are illustrated in Barracca, J., Negretti, G and Nencini, F., Le Temps de Cartier.
Signed: Cartier
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