Fine Watches
Fine Watches
Cartier/Eterna Watch Co.
A silver purse shaped travel clock, Circa 1930
Lot Closed
June 15, 05:35 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 2,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A silver purse shaped travel clock, Circa 1930
Dial: silvered
Caliber: mechanical, 15 jewels
Case: silver, hinged outer case personally inscribed 'From Ronald Colman,' removable square form case with snap on case back
Case number: 3'003'370
Size: 39 x 36 mm
Signed: dial signed Cartier, case and movement signed Eterna Watch Co.
Box: yes
Papers: no
Accessories: Cartier fitted box
SKU: BXGQP
The present lot is personally inscribed "From Ronald Colman," the famed silent film actor most popular from the 1920s to 1940s. Colman's long career was celebrated and he received numerous awards including an Academy Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in A Double Life (1947).