Art Deco Cartier, France Cal. 101 platinum bracelet watch
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco Cartier platinum backwind bracelet watch, featuring a white, rectangular face with Arabic numerals and blue steel leaf hands, signed "Cartier, France" at 12 o'clock and 6...
Platinum
Vacheron Constantin gold, tapered bracelet watch
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century gold bracelet watch, the square face featuring black enamel bar and gold ball indexes, with gold pencil hands; powered by a Jaeger LeCoultre cal. 101 backwind, mechanic...
18k Gold
Jaeger-LeCoultre Rose Gold Bracelet Mechanical Wristwstch, 1940’s
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Chicago, IL
Mechanical movement, retro 18K rose gold box chain bracelet watch by Jaeger-LeCoultre. Caliber 101. their smallest back-winder movement which was first introduced in 1929.
Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Jaeger-LeCoultre Yellow Gold Bracelet Mechanical Wristwatch, 1940s
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in New York, NY
A Retro gold box-chain watch bracelet, in 18k. Jaeger-LeCoultre. Mechanical movement, Caliber 101 - their smallest back-winder movement ever produced.
18k Gold
Jaeger LeCoultre Mid Century Skeleton Clock
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in London, GB
The term “Inline” or “Baguette” refers to the elongated, rectangular shape of the movement, with the length far greater than the width (3 times). Jaeger-Lecoultre launched their cali...
Brass
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