French 18 carat gold open faced dress watch Circa 1925

Gold dress watch by Cartier
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A very fine French 18 carat gold open faced keyless dress watch, circa 1925. An Empire, polished case, coin edge band and bow, snap on back. Matt silver dial with bold champlevé radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds and blued steel Cathedrale hands. European Watch & Clock Co., rhodium plated movement, Geneva striping decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with height adjustments, Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed Cartier, movement signed European Watch & Clock Co., case numbered.
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Diameter: 45 mm
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Signed: Cartier  Paris
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Accompanied by the original Cartier gold tooled Morocco box
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Oxidized dial
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Cartier was founded by Louis François Cartier. He was born in 1810. In 1847 Louis François was able to take over the jewellery shop of his teacher Adolphe Picard at 31 Rue de Montreuil, Paris. It is a French jewellery house specializing in making very luxurious jewellery such as rings, bracelets, earrings, necklaces and watches.
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European Watch & Clock Company Inc.
The European Watch and Clock Company Incorporated was established in the 1920s as a joint venture between Cartier and Edmond Jaeger of the LeCoultre & Cie watch factory. While Cartier collaborated with other movement manufacturers such as Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, and Movado, many of their premier pieces featured movements from the European Watch & Clock Company, which were produced at Jaeger LeCoultre’s facility in Le Sentier, Switzerland. Watch cases were crafted in Paris, Geneva, London, and New York, with each location responsible for producing its wristwatches; however, the French branch also exported its watches to other outlets. In 1930, Jaeger partnered with Jacques David LeCoultre under the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand. In the 1920s, Henri Rodanet (1884–1956), the technical director of Etablissements Ed. Jaeger developed the Duoplan calibre, renowned for being one of the smallest watch movements with exceptional precision.