LADY'S DIAMOND WRISTWATCH, CARTIER, 1920S

The rectangular dial with Roman numeral indicators, the bezel and bracelet millegrain-set with rose diamonds, quartz movement, length approximately 150mm, dial signed Cartier, numbered, partial French assay mark for 18 carat gold and import marks for platinum, gross weight approximately 35.70 grams.

Formerly in the collection of Rose Repetto (1907-1984), To her son, Roland Petit, and his wife, Zizi Jeanmaire. 

Please note we do not guarantee watch movements. Please note that the movement has not been tested for the accuracy of its time keeping and therefore a service should be carried out in the near future at the buyer's expense. Quartz movement not working at the time of cataloguing. Dial signed Cartier Paris, case numbered outside 1057 4287, side of case stamped with partial French assay mark for 18 carat gold, and markers mark EJ between a hourglass, for Jaeger Ets, 1 r. Vernier 75017 Paris inside the case, tongue stamped with French import marks for platinum and gold. Quartz movement signed Cartier and numbered numbered 280 00, likely that it replaced the original movement during a service, Cartier tended to do this during the 1970s. Diamonds bright and lively, bracelet well articulated, clasp secure with safety catch, some signed of tarnish to metal and edges of dial, and scratches consistent with age and wear, overall in good condition. Gross weight approximately 35.70 grams.
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**Please be advised that bands made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) are not sold with the watches and are for display purposes only. We reserve the right to remove these bands prior to shipping."

Rose Repetto, the mother of Roland Petit, established the Repetto ballet shoe company. She designed a ballet shoe for her son at her workshop in Paris in 1947. She developed ballet flats for Brigitte Bardot in 1956 for the film And God Created Woman. They were known as "Cendrillon", from the French version of Cinderella, and became popular as a fashion shoe. In 1958, she opened a boutique in Paris and her customers included Maurice Béjart, Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Carolyn Carlson, the Kirov Ballet and the Folies Bergères.