9 Cartier Special and Refined, Art Deco Pocket Watch, in Gold, With Saphire Cabochons

Estimate: €15,000 –⁠ 30,000

Model: Gouvernail Pocket Watch
Case Material: Yellow Gold
Year: 1920s
Movement: Manual
Case N°: 8801
Dimensions: 45 mm
Signed: Dial, movement and case

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 were 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 white mat dial is well preserved, completed by the Roman numbers, the outer seconds and minutes track with Roman numbers and steel hands in blue.