Fine Jewellery - 26th October 2023
Lot 1096
Cartier, a rare Art Deco diamond "Montre Bague Navette" keyless ring watch, circa 1920
Estimate £25,000 - £30,000 | Hammer £25200
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Description
Cartier, a rare Art Deco diamond "Montre Bague Navette" keyless ring watch, circa 1920, the dial with Roman numerals, blued steel hands and visible balance, within a rose-cut diamond bezel, and diamond-set case, manual movement, Jaeger Le-Coultre movement, signed to inside shank Cartier Paris with maker's lozenge and French control mark, size I
Accompanied by paperwork from Cartier relating to the ring being serviced in 2019 and put in working order.
For a similar ring watch, dated 1920, see "The Magical Art of Cartier", Antiquorum/Tajan, 19th November 1996, lot 122.
For similar examples of watch cases with visible movements dated 1925 and 1921 see, "Le Temps de Cartier", Barraca, Negretti, Nencini, Milan, 1989, plates 114 and 115