Lot 381. Gold, Turquoise and Diamond Grande and Petite Repeating Desk Clock with Alarm, Cartier. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 USD. Lot sold 275,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Composed of a rectangular reeded gold case with polished gold base, the silvered dial with buff-top turquoise and round diamond indicators, the hands applied with rose-cut diamonds, with subsidiary dial for alarm with arrow-form hands, minute repeating pusher at top applied with turquoise cabochon, manual winding movement, strike choice for quarters, silent, and hours and quarters, repeating on two gongs with two hammers, measuring approximately 7 x 6 x 4⅝ inches, case and dial signed Cartier, movement signed Couaillet Frères, backplate signed European Watch & Clock Co., backplate numbered 20784 and 3289; circa 1938. With signed fitted box and key.

Literature: For a clock of similar design, see Made by Cartier by Franco Cologni and Ettore Mocchetti, page 156.

Sotheby's. The Jeweler’s Eye: The Personal Collection of Fred Leighton, New York, 18 Apr 2018, 02:00 PM