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     Empey New member Username: Empey Post Number: 1 Registered: 05-2009 Rating: N/A |
Mom received a Cartier watch. apparently it was purchased in New York a number of years ago(20 plus). 14 k gold, solid link bracelet serial number 21039 on back of case. ?age?real?value??I will attach a photo any feedback greatly appreciated | ||
| Empey New member Username: Empey Post Number: 2 Registered: 05-2009 Rating: N/A |
picture did not come through., I will try again face size 1.8 x 1.5 cm very tiny  | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 3964 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Honestly, I can't tell if is real from the photos. What is stamped on the back? | ||
| Empey New member Username: Empey Post Number: 3 Registered: 05-2009 Rating: N/A |
nothing on the back but 21039(serial number>>) 14 k gold C + B I will attach a larger image of the face. Apparently this was purchased in new york sometime in the 70's.(according to the woman that received it, the price tag on the watch was for $999.00) ??  | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 3966 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Honestly, I don't know. It looks like the case was made in the USA. We'd probably need to see a shot of the movement to determine if it is real. | ||
| Empey New member Username: Empey Post Number: 4 Registered: 05-2009 Rating: N/A |
i dont have the watch with me at the present timeI willpost a pic of the inside as soon as I am able to, thank you for your help. does it look like anything you have seen from cartier before?? | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 3969 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
I'm not that much of an expert on ladies Cartier, but I should be able to tell you if it's real or not by looking at the movement. | ||
| Empey New member Username: Empey Post Number: 5 Registered: 05-2009 Rating: N/A |
Hi Zaf I was able to get the back off of this watch. there are numbers(11337) 14 K C+B inside the case. girard-perregaux on the movement(in extraordinary tiny letters(I could barely make out the writing with a magnifying glass. There appears to be 5 red dots(they look a lot like tiny rubies) I do not know of I can take a picture as this movement is very tiny. I will try with my zoom lens. Hope that this will enable you to give me a bit more info. Thanks Mary | ||
| Empey New member Username: Empey Post Number: 6 Registered: 05-2009 Rating: N/A |
here are a few pics  | ||
| Empey New member Username: Empey Post Number: 7 Registered: 05-2009 Rating: N/A |
another a bit clearer   | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 3977 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
You watch looks like a Girard Perregaux watch to me! | ||
| Empey New member Username: Empey Post Number: 8 Registered: 05-2009 Rating: N/A |
so does that mean that the cartier on the face is wrong? Is this a fake? Any idea where I might be able to find out. Do you know if Girard Perregaux ever made movements for cartier??? | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 3978 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
It looks like a GP watch where the dial was later painted to look like a Cartier. | ||
| Empey New member Username: Empey Post Number: 9 Registered: 05-2009 Rating: N/A |
so, would it be worth anything?? It is missing the winding stem . In your opinion, would it be worthwhile having the stem replaced? | ||
| Empey New member Username: Empey Post Number: 10 Registered: 05-2009 Rating: N/A |
is this a good thing or a bad thing(painting the dial to look like cartier?/) | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 3981 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
It's not worth as much as a Cartier. Ballpark value of your piece is the scarp value of the gold + $50-100. | ||
| Empey Junior Member Username: Empey Post Number: 11 Registered: 05-2009 Rating: N/A |
and I thought that GP was highly collectible. I guess i misunderstood Thank you for the info. | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 3986 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Most ladies watches are trading near scrap. If it were a Cartier or a Patek, it would be more, but this isn't the case from what we can determine. | ||
| Empey Junior Member Username: Empey Post Number: 12 Registered: 05-2009 Rating: N/A |
hi Zaf I managed to contact GirardPerregaux and received some feedback about the movement. It was created in 1967. Do you know if GP ever made movements for Cartier?GP was not able to give me that info. They also state that as the watch is 14K the case was likely made in the US.Do you have any idea where I might be able to find any info if Cartier and GPO ever worked together???? Thanks again | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 4008 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
I don't have any further info. Sorry. | ||
| Empey Junior Member Username: Empey Post Number: 13 Registered: 05-2009 Rating: N/A |
thanks again Zaf. This is a great service and it is wonderful that you are able to provide it. |