Lot 210

Cartier / European Watch & Clock Co.

A very rare and elegant vintage wristwatch with auxiliary seconds

This is a noble classic and the epitome of elegance and almost never comes to the market in this version. The round case and the timeless classic design of this Cartier watch are rooted in tradition; it has a finely polished bezel and curved lugs; the case back is marked European Watch & Clock Co.. The contrasting golden hour markers and the golden dauphine hands intensify the clear structuring of the silvered dial.
It is interesting to note that the watch is fitted with manual wind calibre K453/3BW from Vacheron & Constantin, which has been awarded the Geneva Seal. Cartier ordered a small series of of movements cal. K453/3BW from Vacheron & Constantin. Not to be completely obvious that it is Vacheron & Constantin, the company changed the center bridge a little. The rest is the same. Vacheron & Constantin used the calibre from the 1950s to the 1970s under the designations 6413, 7874, etc.
The movement number 579381 used here is from Vacheron & Constantin, the case's serial number is casemaker's, so there is no way to find out more about this watch.
As far as we know, there are two other Cartiers/Vacheron & Constantins in gold cases using this calibre.