Hororgasm[PuristSPro Moderator]
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fantastic report Dean
totally enjoyed this bit of history. will do some research into this.
best, Horo
Heures Sautantes
By: Tick Talk : March 7th, 2011-14:19
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...
Great history lesson....
By: WHL : March 7th, 2011-18:03
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...
A few examples...
By: Tick Talk : March 8th, 2011-14:01
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 ...