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Yellow gold Wrist Chronometer no. 6652

Case: Jump hour, 18k yellow gold rectangular case. The case serial number is 10445.

Dial: Silvered, with aperture for hour, revolving minute disc, subsidiary seconds dial, unsigned.

Movement: 10''' tonneau, 18 jewels, 8 adj, 2 x Geneva seal. This movement obtained the Poincon de Geneve quality seal on July 30, 1930 and was part of a batch of 6 (6652-6657) and in all probability all six sold to Cartier. A similar one, but sold to Cartier (London) in 1929 carries movement serial number 6363 and case serial number 10424 and has 19 jewels and 8 adjustments.

Provenance:
1930 - Niton, Geneve

1930 - Cartier London (via Cartier Paris)

2019 - Private collection in Swiss