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looking for more information on Robert Cart and his self named pieces
I have a collectin of various Cart jump and wandering hour pocket watches. I also now own 2 Robert Cart pocket watches, both rather high end, probably 1920-40 era, one in WG and the other platinum. Is there any record of how many watches were produced with his name?
Heures Sautantes
Robert Cart was an obscure Swiss watchmaker who was responsible for an iconic complication of the 1930's that remains strongly associated with Breguet and Vacheron & Constantin to this day; the Heures Sautantes. I recently acquired an example which Cart m...
fantastic report Dean
totally enjoyed this bit of history. will do some research into this. best, Horo
Great history lesson....
Thank you Dean for your research into Cart's work. I learned quite a lot from this article. I have always been attracted to the jumping hour complications from Vacheron Constantin (there were predecessors from the early 19th Century as well). I would hope...
1827 V&C Jump Hours
Indeed Bill, the Jump Hours complication has been around awhile. The early V&C's had a very Breguet look, like this 1827 model. Breguet was, in fact, a supplier to Vacheron & Constantin in these earlier times....
Very nice report on VC history
Thanks Dean, I am beginning to fall for the art deco style. The Gustave Sandoz pocket watch you show flows through many years of VC's DNA. I think any collector of vintage VC could be happy in having one of these examples. I especially like the Cart QP wi...
A few examples...
Robert Cart watches (pre-DIXI) are hard to find but here are a few examples that are more decorated. One is a Type II with delicious enamel Zodiac decorations on the bassine-style bezel. The other is a Cart Breguet with untypical enamel decoration to the ...
A superb page of History and Poetry, Tick Talk.
What a superb thread... I'm learning a lot, while reading you. No " Saltarello ", though? All the best, and a big " Thank You ". Nicolas. This message has been edited by amanico on 2011-03-08 14:32:01
Swiss Patent/Brevet Numbers for R. Cart
Look closely at the bottom of the dial on this Vacheron & Constantin you will see the Swiss Patent (Brevet) number 130191. A search with the European Patent Office reveals this information: 1 Indicateur de temps. Inventor: ROBERT CART [CH] ; FILS CART...
Congrats and a Great bit of research
Hi Dean, Congrats on your lovely watch and thanks for the great information! I'm not sure if you are aware of the wrist watch retailed Breguet in the interwar period based on the the Type 1 dial similar to the later one by Gueblin you mention and show but...
Breguet Jump Hour wrist watches
Hi Roni: Nice to hear from another Heures Sautantes afficionado! Here are two Breguet Cart wrist watches from the 1930s...please add any different ones that you may have. That second one is amazing! Antiquorum Antiquorum...
Breguet Jump Hour wrist watches
Spot on! The first one is the one I was referring to.I can't recall if the one i had bid on was Antiquorum or another auctioneer...I will check. I just love the watch! Thanks for posting it. Roni
looking for more information on Robert Cart and his self named pieces
I have a collectin of various Cart jump and wandering hour pocket watches. I also now own 2 Robert Cart pocket watches, both rather high end, probably 1920-40 era, one in WG and the other platinum. Is there any record of how many watches were produced wit...