Cartier

New York retailed | A rare, small and unusual yellow gold purse watch with sliding strut-cover, Circa 1960

Cartier, Paris New York retailed A rare, small and unusual yellow gold purse watch with sliding strut-cover, Circa 1960 Dial: matt cream dial signed Cartier, elongated black baton hour indexes, blued steel epée hands Calibre: 5¾’’’ oval Jaeger-LeCoultre calibre 845 movement signed Cartier, damascened Côtes de Genève decoration, lever escapement, 17 jewels, annular balance with poising screws, flat hairspring, unadjusted, Kif Flector shock absorber Movement number: numbered to backplate 1'440'705 Case: 18k yellow gold rectangular case with rounded ends, tile link sliding tabour cover retracting to form a strut stand, satin finished case sides with chamfered edges, exterior left side with French eagle’s head assay mark and etch numbered 015'518, case sides secure by 4 gold screws, flat winding crown with ratchet-toothed edge, gold movement support/back with vertical satin finish to exterior Case number: French eagle’s head assay mark, Edmond Jaeger punch mark and hand stamped 153'680, interior of left and right covers both hand stamped 153'680, the crown side further numbered 1, the left case side further numbered 2, crown side additionally with eagle assay and stamp Size: 30.5 mm length x 21 mm width Accessories: none This purse watch features a wonderfully tactile sliding cover made of flexible gold tile links, which retract in a tambour style to reveal the dial while simultaneously forming a strut stand. This model was first introduced around 1930 and was also produced in a version with an 8-day movement (see comparative references below). When fully retracted, the cover naturally positions the watch at an oblique angle, ensuring easy viewing when placed on a desk or bedside table. The cover can be compared to the tile-link gold bracelets featured on some mid-century Cartier watches. The design of this type of purse watch is often referred to as the “Kodak” due to its resemblance to the rectangular shape with rounded ends and folding cover characteristic of vintage Kodak cameras. A similar model to that shown here was also produced by Cartier, featuring a comparable design but with a hinged cover rather than a tambour-style one.卡地亞 巴黎 紐約發行 罕有、精緻及獨特黃金錢包錶，備滑動蓋，約1960年製