CARTIER « MONTRE COUTEAU » An 18K yellow gold open-face, k...

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€2,000 - €4,000

CARTIER « MONTRE COUTEAU » An 18K yellow gold open-face, keyless-winding “Montre couteau” (knife-edge) extra-thin Art Deco pocket-watch Year : Circa 1920 Dial : Silver colour and guilloché dial with radial Roman numerals. Original blued steel hands Calibre : Cartier Signed extra-thin 18 jewels Case : 88521, Blue painted monogramed JF on the back Dimensions : Ø 46 mm. Signature : case and movement Accessories : Original Cartier Box Cartier sourced their “Couteau” watch movements from several suppliers, like EWC or Jaeger Lecoultre. These watches, with less than 4 mm thick for the open-face version and less than 5 mm for the hunting-case version are among the thinnest mechanical watches ever produced.