Circa 1930-1950.
Featured here is a Cartier round watch in a Jaeger-LeCoultre stainless steel case manufactured under the name of European Watch and Clock Co. ¹In the 1920s Cartier teamed with Edmund Jaeger, one of the leaders and innovators of movement manufacturing, to create European Watch and Clock Co. Up to this point, Cartier movements were largely sourced from the top of the Geneva watch making firms like Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet. Although they would continue to work with these houses for special orders and retail pieces, the majority of their top-line items would feature EWC movements. Based in the Jaeger-LeCoultre factory, EWC movements quickly gained a reputation for being of the highest quality and most exacting specifications. Today, Cartier watches from the 1930s through the 1950s command a premium when they feature an EWC movement as they are seen as the most original pieces possible. The inside back case reads: Acier Inoxydable, LeCoultre Co. Swiss, European Watch and Clock Co. Inc., Swiss. Powering this watch is a caliber P480/C manual hand winding movement with 15 jewels (serial number 687964) that runs strong and kept good time over a 24 hour period. This case measures approximately 29mm wide x 36mm from lug end to lug end. *NS
¹Ref:MatthewBainInc
Featured here is a Cartier round watch in a Jaeger-LeCoultre stainless steel case manufactured under the name of European Watch and Clock Co. ¹In the 1920s Cartier teamed with Edmund Jaeger, one of the leaders and innovators of movement manufacturing, to create European Watch and Clock Co. Up to this point, Cartier movements were largely sourced from the top of the Geneva watch making firms like Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet. Although they would continue to work with these houses for special orders and retail pieces, the majority of their top-line items would feature EWC movements. Based in the Jaeger-LeCoultre factory, EWC movements quickly gained a reputation for being of the highest quality and most exacting specifications. Today, Cartier watches from the 1930s through the 1950s command a premium when they feature an EWC movement as they are seen as the most original pieces possible. The inside back case reads: Acier Inoxydable, LeCoultre Co. Swiss, European Watch and Clock Co. Inc., Swiss. Powering this watch is a caliber P480/C manual hand winding movement with 15 jewels (serial number 687964) that runs strong and kept good time over a 24 hour period. This case measures approximately 29mm wide x 36mm from lug end to lug end. *NS
¹Ref:MatthewBainInc