1947 Jaeger-LeCoultre Vintage Mens Midsize Watch, Beautiful Case - 14K Gold 18K Gold Over Sterling Silver with Diamonds and Swiss quartz Cartier movement

and Swiss quartz Cartier movement movement

Cresarrow of New York was one of the premier American luxury watchmakers/jewelers in the first several decades of the twentieth century

Powered by a revolutionary electromechanical movement - the caliber 505 - that replaced the power of the mainspring and winding mechanism with that of a battery

Today's offering showcases this beautiful vintage ladies Cartier Tank

one of our watchmakers has disassembled it down to the last screw and and cleaned and oiled it

1947 Jaeger-LeCoultre Vintage Mens Midsize Watch, Beautiful Case - 14K Gold 18K Gold Over Sterling Silver with Diamonds and Swiss quartz Cartier movementLong ago Jaeger LeCoultre built their reputation as masters of watch design. This commitment to stylistic excellence produced a number of exquisitely sculpted watches (like the Reverso), and the company's tradition for beautiful design continued to show up in certain models of their later American market watches like this knot lug watch, one of our favorite vintage LeCoultre dress watch designs. The knot lug LeCoultre showcased in today's auction