Ultra thin Swiss 18 carat gold Art Deco dress watch Circa 1925

Gold and rock crystal Art Deco watch with LeCoultre lever by Cartier
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An ultra-thin Swiss 18-carat gold and rock crystal Art Deco dress watch, circa 1925. Lecoultre lever movement, 19 jewels, rectilinear lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with eight settings (adjusted in 8 positions), blued Breguet spiral made of steel, index dial, 2 mm thick. Two-tone silver guilloché dial, inner hour track with painted Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, blued Roman steel hands. Case with omega bow, monogram PD to the back and marked EJ (Edmond Jaeger). Movement signed by watchmaker, case and bow stamped with Cartier reference numbers. Comes with the original leather Cartier box and a pouch.
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Diameter: 45 mm
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Thickness: 5 mm
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Weight: 52 g
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Signed: EUROPEAN WATCH AND CLOCK CO. INC SWISS
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For a similar example of such a thin gold watch, see J. Barracca, G. Negretti and F. Nencini, Le Temps de Cartier, 1989.
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Cartier was founded in 1847 in France by Louis Francois Cartier, Rue Montorgueil 31, Paris.
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Cartier started working together with Edmond Jaeger, from Jaeger LeCoultre, in 1907, primarily to supply Cartier with LeCoultre movements from a partnership called European Watch and Clock Co Inc. Some of these movements were signed by European Watch & Clock Co. Inc. Swiss, several Cartier and others were signed by both. This partnership allowed Cartier to use LeCoultre movements exclusively.