133 Cartier Special and Refined, Art Deco Pocket Watch, in Yellow Gold, With Six Sapphire Cabochons

Estimate: € 14,000 –⁠ 28,000

Model: Gouvernail Pocket Watch
Case Material: Yellow Gold
Year: 1920's
Movement: Manual
Case N°: 3970 - 3598
Dimensions: 45 mm
Signed: Dial, Case and Movement

In lovely original condition, the yellow-gold case pocket watch with a large bezel and very thin thickness represent perfectly the Art Deco style of the period where pocket watches were the sole wearable object to tell time until the advent of the wristwatch. The present lot with its uncommon shape reflects perfectly the mission of the Cartier Maison, classy watches with unique designs, in fact, there are no less than 6 cabochons set in the case, unlike the only one present on the classic Cartier models, also in this case 1 of which is used as a winding crown for setting the watch on time. The silvered guilloché dial is well preserved, completed by the Arabic numbers, the outer seconds and minutes track are outside a floral pattern in a plain background and steel hands in blue. The case back shows a colorful blue and red crosses decoration.